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TASK 10: Deleting a File
1 Open the text editor
2 Write the following codes
<html>
<body>
<?php
// Specify the file name
$fileName = ‘example.txt’;
// Check if the file exists before attempting to delete
if (file_exists($fileName))
{
// Attempt to delete the file
if (unlink($fileName))
{
echo “File ‘$fileName’ has been deleted successfully.”;
}
else
{
echo “Error: Unable to delete the file.”;
}
}
else
{
echo “Error: File ‘$fileName’ does not exist.”;
}
?>
</body>
</html>
3 Save the program in C:\Apache24\htdocs in a folder with .php extension
4 Run the Apache services from windows services
5 Open the browser and type the following address
http://localhost/foldername/
6 Click the php file to run and verify the output
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