# ssh2_sftp_rmdir

(PECL ssh2 >= 0.9.0)

ssh2_sftp_rmdir — Remove a directory

### Description

ssh2_sftp_rmdir ( resource `$sftp` , string `$dirname` ) : bool

Removes a directory from the remote file server.

This function is similar to using rmdir() with the ssh2.sftp:// wrapper.

### Parameters

`sftp`

  An SSH2 SFTP resource opened by ssh2_sftp().

`dirname`

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example #1 Removing a directory on a remote server

`<?php
$connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);
ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'password');
$sftp = ssh2_sftp($connection);
ssh2_sftp_rmdir($sftp, '/home/username/deltodel');
/* Or: rmdir("ssh2.sftp://$sftp/home/username/dirtodel"); */
?>`

### See Also

- rmdir() - Removes directory
- ssh2_sftp_mkdir() - Create a directory