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PHP unlink function


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$query = mysql_query("SELECT avatar FROM users WHERE UserID = ".$userID."");
$row = mysql_fetch_array($query);
$user_avatar = trim($row['avatar']);
unlink($user_avatar);



but for some reason i get this error Warning:unlink();



why $user_avatar returns empty ? and if i echo it shows t_cabbbccebbfhdb.jpg


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Comments

  1. unlink remove files whereas unset is for variables.

    If the variable returns empty, perhaps the query does not return any records. Did you try to run the query manually?

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  2. $query = mysql_query("SELECT avatar FROM users WHERE UserID = ".$userID."");
    $row = mysql_fetch_array($query);
    $user_avatar = trim($row['avatar']);
    unset($user_avatar);

    //if you want to unlink file then

    if(!empty($user_avatar)) {
    unlink($home.$user_avatar); // $yourFile should have full path to your file
    }

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  3. In PHP unlink is used to delete a file, make sure you are giving right path. see here for details http://se.php.net/unlink

    try unset for variables. http://se.php.net/manual/en/function.unset.php

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