Folder will not Delete

[Draconus]

Hey all,

Due to the fact I cannot open a support ticket since I do not have my account's information, I figured next best thing would be to post in here.

I had a PHP script that thumbnails some images into a separate directory from the images are located, and now the time has come to delete this thumbnail directory--but I can't!

I had it CHMOD'd to 777 at the beginning of this all, and now its somehow changed to 755. And whenever I try to delete it, it says it's gone to the trash, but alas, it is not in the trash, and it still resides in my directory tree.

I guess since the PHP used the directory it took it's ownership away from my account, making it so I can't touch it anymore.

The undeleteable folder has files in it that I cannot delete as well. I know there are no hidden files in it, as past threads have suggested.

Anyone able to help?

[k9hosting]

I had a problem like that with some folders and files generated by Smarty. I ended up making a little php file with unlink() and rmdir() commands in it to wipe out the files once and for all.

[Draconus]

I'm unfamiliar with that command. I've PM'd you some information, so you might be able to help with creating such a file.

[Orbitz]

open a ticket and ask the tech. to delete it for you.

[Draconus]

I had said, I am unable to open a ticket as I do not have the login for that section of customer support.

[Draconus]

Thanks, I got the PHP file to get rid of it all using unlink() and rmdir(), you da man!

[jason]

For future reference, I've heard (although I haven't tried it out), that files/directories that are not owned by you (and thus not deletable through normal means) can be deleted from within the CP file manager. Since PHP runs as nobody and files/directories it creates will be owned by nobody.

--Jason

[Vin DSL]

I used to have a problem with this, but somewhere along the line, I made a change to the config in WinSCP, and now I can manipulate/delete files, folders, et cetera, owned by 'nobody'.

I'm gonna have to figure out how I did this some day...

[lokki]

BUMP

Vin,

Did you ever figure out how to do the WinSCP thing?