rmdir

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Removes directory.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

rmdir Function synopsis

rmdir(string $directory, $context = null): bool

Parameters

$directory

Typestring

Path to the directory.

$context

OptionalDefault valuenull

Return value

Typebool

Returns true on success, false on failure

Changes to the rmdir Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: bool
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $dirname to $directory
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($directory): string
  • Parameter default value added for position #2 ($context): null
- rmdir($dirname, $context)
+ rmdir(string $directory, $context = null): bool

rmdir Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes