please someone give me a code to delete a file in a folder, ie one code to be used on a variety of file deletion

if the file is on the server-

if (file_exists("folder/myfile.xlsx"))
			unlink("folder/myfile.xlsx");

if the file is on the server-

if (file_exists("folder/myfile.xlsx"))
			unlink("folder/myfile.xlsx");

Give Op Something to work on instead of straight code. That way they won't learn.
That being said, I would suggest you check SPL's directory iterator. There are couple of examples under comments

I have no problem helping others..I'm not a teacher.

brings a parse error on the unlink line

I have no problem helping others..I'm not a teacher.

doing for them is not helping them it is making them more lame and dependant on somebody

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