php5.2+
//$dir = delete folder
$it = new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($dir, RecursiveDirectoryIterator::SKIP_DOTS);
$files = new RecursiveIteratorIterator($it,
RecursiveIteratorIterator::CHILD_FIRST);
foreach($files as $file) {
if ($file->isDir()){
rmdir($file->getRealPath());
} else {
unlink($file->getRealPath());
}
}
rmdir($dir);