find_and_delete_htaccess.php

<?php
$dir = '/home/amine/public/deletehtaccess';

$result = shell_exec( 'find ' . $dir . ' -type f -iname ".htaccess" -print' );

if( !empty( $result ) ) {
    echo "\nFound the following files in [$dir]:\n" . $result;
    $hidden_files = explode("\n", trim($result) );
} else {
    echo "\nFound no hidden files in [$dir].\n";
}


if( !empty( $hidden_files ) ) {
    // now, lets remove em
    foreach( $hidden_files as $strFileName ) {
        echo "\nRemoving $strFileName ...";

        if( unlink( $strFileName ) != false ) {
            echo " done.\n";
        } else {
            echo " failed!\n";
        }
    }

}