// Recursive PHP function to completely remove a directory
function delete_directory_recursively( $path ) {
$dir = new \DirectoryIterator( $path );
// Iterate through the subdirectories / files of the provided directory
foreach ( $dir as $dir_info ) {
// Exclude the . (current directory) and .. (parent directory) paths
// from the directory iteration
if ( ! $dir_info->isDot() ) {
// Get the full currently iterated path
$iterated_path = $dir_info->getPathname();
// If the currently iterated path is a directory
if ( $dir_info->isDir() ) {
// which is not empty (in which case scandir returns an array of not 2 (. and ..) elements)
if ( count( scandir( $iterated_path ) ) !== 2 ) {
// Call the function recursively
self::remove_directory_recursively( $iterated_path );
} else {
// if the currently iterated path is an empty directory, remove it
rmdir( $iterated_path );
}
} elseif ( $dir_info->isFile() ) {
// If the currently iterated path describes a file, we need to
// delete that file
unlink( $iterated_path );
}
} // loop which opens if the currently iterated directory is neither . nor ..
} // end of iteration through directories / files of provided path
// After iterating through the subpaths of the provided path, remove the
// concerned path
rmdir( $path );
} // end of delete_directory_recursively() function definition
