deleting file from ftp site

[pr0fess0r]

Hi

Whats the best approach to overwriting a file from an ftp site with PHP?
I know you cant overwrite a file with fopen, but I dont want to use ftp functions to log in and delete the file because I am using fopen to stream data from a variable into a file, i.e. I'm opening the connection with:
if(!$handle = fopen ($ftphoststring, "wt&quot){
print "Could not open FTP Site ".$ftphoststring;
exit;
}

and writing with

if (!fwrite($handle, $data)) {
print "Cannot write to file!";
exit;
}

So I guess I need to know
a. How to stream data from a variable to a file on an ftp site using the ftp functions like ftp_nb_put without having to make a local temp file, and handle overwriting/deleting;
or
b. How top query for and delete a file on an ftp site using fopen so I can write a new version

cheers

 

[DRJ478]

Hi!

You are using fopen with the ftp wrappers.

However, there is a set of FTP functions that you can use to issue specific commands, including the delete command:

http://www.php.net/ftp_delete