Simple helper function to delete matching files using PHP

delete-files.php

<?php

/**
 * Delete a file or matching files.
 *
 * @example deleteFile('/file-path/some-name-*.*');
 *
 * @param string $filename
 * @return array
 */
function deleteFile(string $filename)
{
    $files = glob($filename);
    return array_map(function ($item) {
        return [$item => unlink($item)];
    }, $files);
}