<?php
/**
 * Attempts to remove recursively the directory named by dirname.
 *
 * @author Mehdi Kabab <http://pioupioum.fr>
 * @copyright Copyright (C) 2009 Mehdi Kabab
 * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html  GNU GPL version 3 or later
 *
 * @param string $dirname Path to the directory.
 * @param boolean $followLinks Removes symbolic links if set to TRUE.
 * @return boolean Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
 * @throws Exception
 */
function recursive_rmdir($dirname, $followLinks = false)
{
    if (is_dir($dirname) && !is_link($dirname))
    {
        if (!is_writable($dirname))
            throw new Exception('You do not have renaming permissions!');
 
        $iterator = new RecursiveIteratorIterator(
            new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($dirname),
            RecursiveIteratorIterator::CHILD_FIRST
        );
 
        while ($iterator->valid())
        {
            if (!$iterator->isDot())
            {
                if (!$iterator->isWritable())
                {
                    throw new Exception(sprintf(
                        'Permission Denied: %s.',
                        $iterator->getPathName()
                    ));
                }
                if ($iterator->isLink() && false === (boolean) $followLinks)
                {
                    $iterator->next();
                }
                if ($iterator->isFile())
                {
                    unlink($iterator->getPathName());
                }
                else if ($iterator->isDir())
                {
                    rmdir($iterator->getPathName());
                }
            }
 
            $iterator->next();
        }
        unset($iterator); // Fix for Windows.
 
        return rmdir($dirname);
    }
    else
    {
        throw new Exception(sprintf('Directory %s does not exist!', $dirname));
    }
}
?>