Delete Directory and Files In Directory

delete_files

<?php
/* 
 * PHP delete function that deals with directories recursively
 * Snippet from http://www.paulund.co.uk/php-delete-directory-and-files-in-directory
 * 
 * @author Paulund http://www.paulund.co.uk/
 * @author Lewis Cowles
 */
function delete_files($target) {
    if(is_dir($target)){
        $files = glob( $target . '*', GLOB_MARK ); //GLOB_MARK adds a slash to directories returned
        
        foreach( $files as $file )
        {
            delete_files( $file );      
        }
      
        rmdir( $target );
    } elseif(is_file($target)) {
        unlink( $target );  
    }
}
?>