Delete Temporary Internet Files

I am trying to use PHP to delete temporary internet files in IE6. I would
also like to access other "Internet Options" functions. Any assistance
would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Joe

Joe Mack wrote:

> I am trying to use PHP to delete temporary internet files in IE6. I would
> also like to access other "Internet Options" functions. Any assistance
> would be appreciated.

PHP is server side, it cannot mess with browser this way. As on another
list.

Hmm..

This shouldnt be a problem from what I know. Though it woldt be a perfect
system,

all you would need to do, is have a script that does :

1: Read the IE cache directory and puts all the entries into an array (all
the files),
2: unlink all the files in the array.

This would in my opinion work nice, except that alot of the files you cant
delete
at a given time, just try doing it manually. But itll clean the most. I
wouldnt recommend
this way of doing it, but it should work.

As for other files on the windows system, just be sure that hey arnt write
protected, as
PHP cant unlink / delete them then.

Kim

"Joe Mack" <joe.mack@g-k-m.com> wrote in message
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> I am trying to use PHP to delete temporary internet files in IE6. I would
> also like to access other "Internet Options" functions. Any assistance
> would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Joe

--- Kim Steinhaug <kim@steinhaug.com> wrote:
> Hmm..
>
> This shouldnt be a problem from what I know. Though it woldt be a
> perfect
> system,
>
> all you would need to do, is have a script that does :
>
> 1: Read the IE cache directory and puts all the entries into an
> array (all
> the files),

How do you propose to read the files from the client? You can read
any files you like (and have permission to) on the server, but you
can't read the client files with PHP.

> 2: unlink all the files in the array.
>

Just as you can't read files on a client, you can't unlink a file on
a client with PHP either. unlink() works on files on the server, not
a client.

> This would in my opinion work nice, except that alot of the files
> you cant
> delete
> at a given time, just try doing it manually. But itll clean the
> most. I
> wouldnt recommend
> this way of doing it, but it should work.
>
> As for other files on the windows system, just be sure that hey
> arnt write
> protected, as
> PHP cant unlink / delete them then.
>
> Kim
>
> "Joe Mack" <joe.mack@g-k-m.com> wrote in message
> news:20031111144724.59745.qmail@pb1.pair.com...
> > I am trying to use PHP to delete temporary internet files in IE6.
> I would
> > also like to access other "Internet Options" functions. Any
> assistance
> > would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Joe
>
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The original question didnt consert the OS, or where the user was at.
Concerning cleaning the IE directory I would assume that he's installed
PHP and IIS / Apache on his local machine.

Using a webpage online on the internet to fix your local machine doesnt
sound logical to me, therefore I assume local innstallation on local
machine.

And when your on your local machine there are no problems accessing your
files,
even if they belong to the windows environment. Overwriting them can be
problematic at times, since processed may use the file.

Kim

"Mark" <mark_weinstock@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> --- Kim Steinhaug <kim@steinhaug.com> wrote:
> > Hmm..
> >
> > This shouldnt be a problem from what I know. Though it woldt be a
> > perfect
> > system,
> >
> > all you would need to do, is have a script that does :
> >
> > 1: Read the IE cache directory and puts all the entries into an
> > array (all
> > the files),
>
> How do you propose to read the files from the client? You can read
> any files you like (and have permission to) on the server, but you
> can't read the client files with PHP.
>
> > 2: unlink all the files in the array.
> >
>
> Just as you can't read files on a client, you can't unlink a file on
> a client with PHP either. unlink() works on files on the server, not
> a client.
>
> > This would in my opinion work nice, except that alot of the files
> > you cant
> > delete
> > at a given time, just try doing it manually. But itll clean the
> > most. I
> > wouldnt recommend
> > this way of doing it, but it should work.
> >
> > As for other files on the windows system, just be sure that hey
> > arnt write
> > protected, as
> > PHP cant unlink / delete them then.
> >
> > Kim
> >
> > "Joe Mack" <joe.mack@g-k-m.com> wrote in message
> > news:20031111144724.59745.qmail@pb1.pair.com...
> > > I am trying to use PHP to delete temporary internet files in IE6.
> > I would
> > > also like to access other "Internet Options" functions. Any
> > assistance
> > > would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Joe
> >
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> >
>
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--- Kim Steinhaug <kim@steinhaug.com> wrote:
> The original question didnt consert the OS, or where the user was
> at.
> Concerning cleaning the IE directory I would assume that he's
> installed
> PHP and IIS / Apache on his local machine.
>
> Using a webpage online on the internet to fix your local machine
> doesnt
> sound logical to me, therefore I assume local innstallation on
> local
> machine.
>
> And when your on your local machine there are no problems accessing
> your
> files,
> even if they belong to the windows environment. Overwriting them
> can be
> problematic at times, since processed may use the file.

But why in the world would you want to edit other "Internet Options"
for a PC that is acting as a web server? I stand by my assumption
that the OP wanted to change the client machine's settings (and
delete the client temp files), and not the settings on the server. Of
course, I could be wrong. It happens daily.


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hehe,

To me it I could say the same, why on earth would you want a script to alter
the internet options when its up under Tools/Internet Options anyways?

The sane sollution would be that some people have strange ideas, some people
like to do things their own way. I myself often create PHP scripts that does
alot
of filework on my PC, since I know PHP and dont know Visual Basic. Therefore
PHP is the "naturural" choice of programming language for me, and therefor
probably for alot of other PHP people.

The question regarding the Internet Options does boggle me aswell, :) I feel
that me
and U arguing about this is plain silly, until we get some more input from
the OP
comes with some more "feedback" on excactly what he wanted, :) On the other
hand,
if (And I think not), that the internet options (And I have to believe that
we are talking
Internet Explorer, based on the fact he earlier mentioned cache files, could
be Opera
however) are controlled from an .INI file, this also should be no problem on
the
windows machine. But I think we have long passed the topic here.

Kim

"Mark" <mark_weinstock@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> --- Kim Steinhaug <kim@steinhaug.com> wrote:
> > The original question didnt consert the OS, or where the user was
> > at.
> > Concerning cleaning the IE directory I would assume that he's
> > installed
> > PHP and IIS / Apache on his local machine.
> >
> > Using a webpage online on the internet to fix your local machine
> > doesnt
> > sound logical to me, therefore I assume local innstallation on
> > local
> > machine.
> >
> > And when your on your local machine there are no problems accessing
> > your
> > files,
> > even if they belong to the windows environment. Overwriting them
> > can be
> > problematic at times, since processed may use the file.
>
> But why in the world would you want to edit other "Internet Options"
> for a PC that is acting as a web server? I stand by my assumption
> that the OP wanted to change the client machine's settings (and
> delete the client temp files), and not the settings on the server. Of
> course, I could be wrong. It happens daily.
>
>
> =====
> Mark Weinstock
> mark_weinstock@yahoo.com
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