How I delete file after X time from directory?

Hi,
I want that my site after X time will delete file from directory.

Regards.

 

I would say use a chronjob if you can , personally I would do it like so:

1.Create a database entry when the files created/uploaded containing the unixtime stamp of the file upload date.
2.Have a chronjob running at whatever frequency you require.
3.Inside the chronjob do this:
check the result of current unix time stamp - database entry we made in step 1
If the result of this sum is more than 30 (or however many seconds/minutes to wait before deletion) then delete the file.


This will not work great if you need extreme accuracy with deletion times but as a chronjob that runs say hourly it would be fine.

 

? Is that delete an actual file like something.php or delete a directory listing entry ?

 

You can do it through a simple shell script;

E.G the following will delete files that are 7 days old.

find . -mtime 7 -print | xargs rm

Code (markup):

NOTE: Be sure to keep backups of your files. The reason should be obvious.

 

You could try the following, however you'd need to place this within a global file which would be run regulary...for it to take effect.

<?php

//time interval for deletion to occur...
$x = 30;

//timestamp
$current_time = time();

//the file you wish to delete
$file_name = 'file.txt';

//timestamp
$file_creation_time = filemtime($filename);

//extract difference
$difference = $current_time - $file_creation_time;

//if difference = $x...then delete file
if ($difference == $x) {
unlink($file_name);
}
?>

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