unlink() not working while I try to remove an image PHP -

i trying remove image directory using unlink() function.

if (file_exists($oldpicture)) {     unlink($oldpicture);     echo 'deleted old image'; }  else {     echo 'image file not exist'; } 

the value of $oldpicture ../images/50/56/picture.jpg.

the follow block of code runs without errors when check directory image still there.

am doing wrong here?

thanks

"@fred-ii- yeah right, getting denied permission...any idea how can fix this? p.s. error reporting amazing, me that! – bigrabbit"

use chmod on file before unlinking it:

if (file_exists($oldpicture)) {  // last resort setting // chmod($oldpicture, 0777); chmod($oldpicture, 0644);     unlink($oldpicture);     echo 'deleted old image'; }  else {     echo 'image file not exist'; } 

• http://php.net/manual/en/function.chmod.php

a last resort setting using 0777 in commented code.

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"how use var_dump() check folder/file permissions?"

• it's not check permissions check being passed through variable.

i.e.: var_dump($oldpicture);

if (file_exists($oldpicture)) {  var_dump($oldpicture);  // last resort setting // chmod($oldpicture, 0777); chmod($oldpicture, 0644);     unlink($oldpicture);     echo 'deleted old image'; }  else {     echo 'image file not exist'; } 

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add error reporting top of file(s) find errors.

<?php  error_reporting(e_all); ini_set('display_errors', 1);  // rest of code 

sidenote: error reporting should done in staging, , never production.