Advanced guestbook!!!!!!!!

[lyy]

I installed the advanced guestbook in the cpanel but something went wrong and i decided to get rid of the guestbook folder. However,using my ftp program,I haven't been able to delete the 'admin' folder. I have already deleted the contents of that folder but still,i haven't managed to delete the folder itself. The message i get in my ftp is that the admin folder isn't empty. It LOOKS empty though.. I deleted everything.. Is there a proper way of removing the guestbook ?please help me. I have spent hours on this and I'm stuck. Thank you

[lookout]

Sounds like you may still have a hidden file or folder lurking about in there. Make sure your FTP program is set to show ALL files (setting the Remote Mask filter to "-al" should help) , or take a look at the folder via the File Manager in Cpanel.

[jason]

There could be "hidden" dot files in the directory. In Unix, any filename that begins with a "." is not shown by default in directory listings, including the listing that your FTP client shows you.

If you happen to be using WS_FTP (in the non-explorer style mode), you'll see a text field below the MkDir button of your rmeote site section. Type -a in that field and press enter. You should now see the dot files if there are any. Other FTP clients probably have other ways of doing this, too, but WS_FTP LE is the only FTP software I happen to have at my disposal right now and it's what I'm most familiar with.

Another option is to use SSHto remove the directory. Log in to SSH and remove the directory with the command

rm -r admin

The -r mean recursive. With it, the system will look inside the directory and delete anything in it before it tries to delete the directory itself.

Hope this helps.

--Jason

[Galen]

Quickest and easiest way is to just use the File Manager in cPanel to delete the guestbook folder. Also, don't forget to delete the associated MySQL database (and user) associated with Advanced Guestbook.

[lyy]

I'm using WS_FTP LE too.
I used -a and saw what file it was. It was a .htaccess file. I managed to delete it as well as the folder.
Thank you