How Can PHP Check Duplicate Files and Remove the Duplicates - PHP Duplicate File Remover package blog

About the PHP Duplicate File Remover Package

The package PHP Duplicate File Remover is one of the few PHP packages that was considered notable recently because it does something that is worth paying attention.

The basic purpose is: Remove files that exist more than once in a folder

Here follows in more detail what it does:

This class can remove files that exist more than once in a folder.

It provides a function that can traverse a given directory recursively to check if it contains the same contents by comparing the SHA1 hash value of the contents of each file that it finds.

The class removes the finds that appear more than once.

It can also remove all files at once using another function.

Conclusion

The PHP Duplicate File Remover can be downloaded from download page or be installed using the PHP Composer tool following instructions in the Composer install instructions page.

This package was considered notable for implementing its benefits in a way that is worth noticing.

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