function _file_resource_delete in Services 6.3

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 7.3 resources/file_resource.inc \_file_resource_delete()

Delete a file.

Parameters

$fid: Unique identifier of the file to delete.

Return value

bool Whether or not the delete was successful.

1 string reference to '_file_resource_delete'

_file_resource_definition in resources/file_resource.inc

THERE SHOULD BE NO UPDATE!!! Drupal doesn't allow updating or replacing a file in the files table. If you need to, create a new file and remove the old file.

File

resources/file_resource.inc, line 331

File resource.

Code

function _file_resource_delete($fid) {

  // Fetch details of the file.
  $file = db_fetch_array(db_query('SELECT * FROM {files} WHERE fid = %d', $fid));

  // Remove data from {files} table.
  db_query('DELETE FROM {files} WHERE fid = %d', $fid);

  // Remove file physically.
  return file_delete($file['filepath']);
}