How to take first file name from a folder and delete it in PHP

Question

I try to make a gallery. In a folder I have some duplicate pictures. I have pictures named: af_160112, af_160113, af_160114. I would like remove this first one. How to take the first picture in a folder and delete it? So far I have known that I should use unlinke($file) function. Thank you for your help.

unlink is the correct function. I'm not sure what your problem is? — Corbin, Jun 06 '12 at 05:55
For search filename use opendir http://php.net/manual/en/function.opendir.php — Sergey, Jun 06 '12 at 06:01
Sorry, I am not precise. I try to use foreach loop and dir function but I do something wrong. I will edit my first post. — Delicja, Jun 06 '12 at 06:10

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 06 '12 at 08:42

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Solved.

I used:

$files = glob($path_to_gallery . '/*.{jpg,png,gif}', GLOB_BRACE);
   foreach($files as $file) {
   unlink($file);
   break;
   }

answered Jun 06 '12 at 08:42

Delicja

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 06 '12 at 06:13

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$path = 'full_path/gallery/';
$dir = opendir($path);
while ($dir && ($file = readdir($dir)) !== false) {
    unlink($path.$file);
    break;
}

answered Jun 06 '12 at 06:13

Dezigo

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Thanks. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I got (dots): .. not name of jpg file. I use glob. – Delicja Jun 06 '12 at 08:41

How to take first file name from a folder and delete it in PHP

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