# ftp_rmdir

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

ftp_rmdir — Removes a directory

### Description

ftp_rmdir ( resource `$ftp_stream` , string `$directory` ) : bool

Removes the specified `directory` on the FTP server.

### Parameters

`ftp_stream`

  The link identifier of the FTP connection.

`directory`

  The directory to delete. This must be either an absolute or relative path to an empty directory.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example #1 ftp_rmdir() example

`<?php
$dir = 'www/';
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// try to delete the directory $dir
if (ftp_rmdir($conn_id, $dir)) {
echo "Successfully deleted $dir\n";
} else {
echo "There was a problem while deleting $dir\n";
}
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>`

### See Also

- ftp_mkdir() - Creates a directory