cgi code to delete directory

[nitroboy]

I don't know how this happened, but I have a directory (folder) that I can't delete
it says this: can't remove directory: directory not empty

but this dir is empty :confused2

I know there's a small cgi code to execute something like this but I don't know how to write....

anyone can help?

[Dusty]

#!perl

rmdir("/path/to/directory");Are you certain the directory is empty?

[Dumbbell69]

Some hidden files still exist in that directory.

[is0lized]

easy

connect *.*.*.*

login
pass

cd the/dir/location

cd ..

rm -r dir

logout

[nitroboy]

Originally posted by Dumbbell69
Some hidden files still exist in that directory.

yes but how do I remove these?

[Dusty]

I'd imagine whatever FTP program you're using would have an option to show hidden files. If not, here's a script to completely empty and delete a directory:
#!perl

$directory="/path/to/directory/to/delete";

opendir(DIR,$directory);
@files=readdir(DIR);
closedir(DIR);
foreach $file(@files){
if(($file ne ".")&&($file ne "..")&&(!-d $file)){
unlink $directory."/".$file;
}
}
rmdir($directory);

[keith]

do you still have a .htaccess file in the directory that the host doesn't allow shown in ftp? i'll bet that's the problem. dusty's site has a delete.cgi file that works nicely for those... "nobody delete"

http://www.go2cgi.com

[niv]

#!perl

$dir_path="you know what goes here :rolleyes:";
# For *NIX only:

# system("rm -rf $dir_path");

# For Winblows only:

# system("del -R $dir_path");

# uncomment the one you need.

[nitroboy]

Originally posted by keith
do you still have a .htaccess file in the directory that the host doesn't allow shown in ftp? i'll bet that's the problem. dusty's site has a delete.cgi file that works nicely for those... "nobody delete"

http://www.go2cgi.com

thanks keith (and dusty who made that script)
it worked for me, the hidden file called .welcome and I was able to remove it :classic2: