I have a PHP app and I need to delete a client-side file. How can I achieve that?
I'm new to PHP. Hope someone can help me.
Thanks.
+8
A:
You can't, browsers won't allow it, full stop.
You could if you wrote a browser/ActiveX/Java plugin that has that kind of access and got the user to install it, but please don't.
deceze
2010-10-25 03:51:02
+1, but I think that smaller paragraph should actually be bolder :)
alex
2010-10-25 04:58:01
@alex No, it actually shouldn't be there at all. You **can't** delete client-side files, full stop. :o)
deceze
2010-10-25 05:01:02
@deceze Well, I meant the `please don't` part :)
alex
2010-10-25 05:02:35
@alex Ah, I see. Done. :)
deceze
2010-10-25 05:03:32
+2
A:
You can't do this for obvious security reasons. PHP is server side only.
Steve
2010-10-25 03:51:43