Delete Files/Dirs - API1 and/or API2

[adelin.feraru]

I was trying for 2 days to delete files and folders using the API2->Fileman->fileop function with no success. I was trying like this:

$req = $xmlapi->api2_query($cp_acc, "Fileman", "fileop", array("op"=>"trash", "sourcefiles"=>"/public_html/some_file.php")); 

For some reason is not moving anything to .trash forlder.

So I started to dig into API1 Fileman function. I had success deleteting files but not directories. Look how I try to remove dirs:

Version 1:

$delete_response =  $xmlapi->api1_query($cp_acc, "Fileman", "killdir", array("/public_html/some_dir")); 

Version 2:

$delete_response =  $xmlapi->api1_query($cp_acc, "Fileman", "killdir", array("dir:public_html/some_dir")); 

Version 3:

$delete_response =  $xmlapi->api1_query($cp_acc, "Fileman", "killdir", array("dir:/public_html/some_dir")); 

Has anyone succeeded in removing directories using either API1 or API2 functions?

Thank you in advance!
IOAN

[adelin.feraru]

SOLVED!

The API2 Fileman's function for "deleting" files and/or folders is "unlink" not "trash".

Hope I have helped others.
IOAN

[MattDees]

Correct, the "trash" function actually copies/moves the files into a .trash directory

Were you using our API docs to explore this issue? Is there an improvement that we could make to make this easier for others trying to use this function in the future?