API	Package	Subpackage	Class	Method	Reference	Last reviewed	Doc status
Home	Joomla.Framework	FileSystem	JFolder	delete	delete()	Never	Work in Progress

Deletes a folder. If files or sub-folders exist within the folder, they are deleted as well. If safe mode is enabled, FTP will be used to delete the folder (if it is enabled). This function returns true if the operation is successful, false otherwise.

boolean delete ( $path )

jimport( 'joomla.filesystem.folder' );
if (JFolder::delete( 'test2' )) {
    echo "Folder successfully deleted!";
} else {
    echo "Folder deletion failed!";
}

might produce:

Folder successfully deleted!