Hallo. I got a really strange problem. I created through a php script a folder with Cyrillic characters in the name. Now I can not delete it neither through the same script nor through an FTP program. It does not even display the folder in there! Any ideas?
I never tried. I think not because I am just buying some hosting account, I don't have any server. If I remember it right the connetion is made through a program called Putty. What login data do I need to connect via shell?
Yes, Putty is an SSH (secure shell) client. To use it, you'll need the server IP address (or url), a username and a password. You'll also need to know some basic shell commands for occasions like these. Here's a reference page in case you're not familiar with these: http://partmaps.org/era/unix/shell.html You'll find lots of support for this online so don't hesitate to give it a try.
Check with your host first, if they provide ssh login, in case you are in shared hosting environment. If you don't have ssh, you can ask your host to delete that folder. It's a quick task, and I believe they will be happy to help
it depends. ftp client might not see *special* characters. Also, if the files/folders were created by script, they are owned by web user, not ftp user, so a normal ftp user could not delete them
if php is run as webserver then you might not be able to delete it either way, you can simply contact your host and they can delete it for you.