How to delete file from folder on server which is sent as an attachment in a mail using PHP

Question

I want to delete pdf from folder which is sent as an attachment in a mail on a server. I am trying this code :

if($mail->Send()) 
{
 unlink($file);
}

Its working on local but not on server. Thanx in advance.

Answer 1

If it is working on local, it means your file path is correct on your local project. I am sure that path of the same file is different and not correct that's same php built-in function unlink() does not working on server. You just need to provide correct path of the file, also you can use file_exists() which will check that file is available or not.

$file = '../your-directory/your_file.pdf';
if (file_exists($file)) {
    unlink($file);
}

Also check the file permission because php function will be unable to delete any file if file has read only permission.