function FileSystem::unlink

Same name and namespace in other branches
  1. 8.9.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/File/FileSystem.php \Drupal\Core\File\FileSystem::unlink()
  2. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Core/File/FileSystem.php \Drupal\Core\File\FileSystem::unlink()
  3. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/File/FileSystem.php \Drupal\Core\File\FileSystem::unlink()

Deletes a file.

PHP's unlink() is broken on Windows, as it can fail to remove a file when it has a read-only flag set.

Parameters

string $uri: A URI or pathname.

resource $context: Refer to http://php.net/manual/ref.stream.php

Return value

bool Boolean TRUE on success, or FALSE on failure.

Overrides FileSystemInterface::unlink

1 call to FileSystem::unlink()
FileSystem::delete in core/lib/Drupal/Core/File/FileSystem.php
Deletes a file without database changes or hook invocations.

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/File/FileSystem.php, line 116

Class

FileSystem
Provides helpers to operate on files and stream wrappers.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\File

Code

public function unlink($uri, $context = NULL) {
    if (!$this->streamWrapperManager
        ->isValidUri($uri) && substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == 'WIN') {
        chmod($uri, 0600);
    }
    if ($context) {
        return unlink($uri, $context);
    }
    else {
        return unlink($uri);
    }
}

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