What is the difference between the functions unlink and unset?
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Answer / umapathi
unlink-deletes the file
unset-unsets the variable
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Answer / kiran
unlink() is used to delete a file
unset() is used to delete a variable
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Answer / jeyaprabhu
Unlink() is a function for Delete the file.
unset is a function for delete the variable.
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Answer / n.boopathi
UNLINK:unlink-deletes the file.
UNSET:Unset is function which is use the unset (destroys OR
delete) the
specified variable.
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Answer / prahallada
unlink() is a function for file system handling.
It will simply delete the file in context.
Unset () is used to destroy a variable in PHP. In can be
used to remove a single variable, multiple variables, or an
element from an array. It is phrased as Unset ($remove).
Also Known As: Unset Variable, Destroy Variable
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Answer / manish kumar
Unset is function which is use the unset (destroys) the
specified variable but unlink is also a function which is
used to deletes a file.
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Answer / pinky
unlink is used to delete the file where as
unset is used to delete the variable and the content of file.
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Answer / suprita pandey
Unlink() :-remove file from server.
unlink(' /path/file.phtml');
Unset() :-remove the variable.
unset($variableName);
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