Unexpected < when trying to delete old files uploaded

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Dtorr1981 28 May, 2018

Hi Guys,

I'm using CFv6 and have added a custom code action to delete older files uploaded through the form, both for data security and also to ensure the folder size does not get too big.

I found the following code snippet here and added it in to a custom PHP form action but I am receiving an error 'syntax error, unexpected '<', expecting end of file'

<?php
// change the next line to match your upload folder
// Use this version for Joomla! 2.5 or earlier
//$files = glob(JPATH_SITE.DS.'components'.DS.'com_chronoforms'.DS.'uploads'.DS.'*');
// use this version for Joomla! 3 or later
$files = glob(JPATH_SITE.'/components/com_chronoforms/uploads/*');
// set 'keep' period to 7 days
$checktime = time() - 7 * 24 * 60 * 60;
foreach ( $files as $v ) {
  if ( is_file($v) && filemtime($v) < $checktime ) {
    unlink($v);
  }
}
?>

Does anyone have any idea's, does this code not work with CFv6?

Regards
Donna

Dr

DrSmith69 28 May, 2018

Hi Donna,

If you are using a php specific field you must remove the php tags:

<?php and ?>

else use a custom code field with the tags itself

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