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    Default Not able to delete file with invalid character in the name

    Hello everyone,

    i've created a file with a name "1411869622\_barbarian ". Now i'm not able to delete it either through web interface or ftp clients (winscp, filezilla). Also, i've tried with php unlink() with no success.

    Can you help me or at least give me some suggestions?
    Thank in advance.

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    PHP unlink should work. Try again with a script in the same directory of your file and check the file name.

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    Hi,

    I've tried multiple times to use unlink but unsuccessfully. From folder, from another folder also tried to delete the whole folder but it didn't help either.

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    Can you give me the full path of this file?

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    Did you used something like this?

    Code:
    unline("1411869622\\_barbarian ")
    If you use double quotes then you have to escape the backslash.
    "Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind."

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    Hi!

    Yes while unlinking i've also tried escaping the backslash but without success. The full path to the file is
    http://mywebz.altervista.org/d3/seas...622\_barbarian.
    Last edited by mywebz; 10-10-2014 at 09:11 AM.

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    I've just executed this code from the root folder and your file has been deleted:

    Code:
    unlink('d3/season_01_data/hc_season/1411869622\_barbarian');
    "Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind."

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    Thank you very much, don't know what i did wrong, but i'm pretty sure i've tried that multiple times.
    Again thank you

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