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# ftp_rmdir

(PHP 3 >= 3.0.13, PHP 4, PHP 5)

ftp_rmdir -- Removes a directory

## Description

bool ftp_rmdir ( resource ftp_stream, string directory )

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()

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