wp-includes/post.php:6918Deletes all files that belong to the given attachment.
$post_idint$metaarray$backup_sizesarray$filestringboolfunction wp_delete_attachment_files( $post_id, $meta, $backup_sizes, $file ) { global $wpdb; $uploadpath = wp_get_upload_dir(); $deleted = true; if ( ! empty( $meta['thumb'] ) ) { // Don't delete the thumb if another attachment uses it. if ( ! $wpdb->get_row( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT meta_id FROM $wpdb->postmeta WHERE meta_key = '_wp_attachment_metadata' AND meta_value LIKE %s AND post_id <> %d", '%' . $wpdb->esc_like( $meta['thumb'] ) . '%', $post_id ) ) ) { $thumbfile = str_replace( wp_basename( $file ), $meta['thumb'], $file ); if ( ! empty( $thumbfile ) ) { $thumbfile = path_join( $uploadpath['basedir'], $thumbfile ); $thumbdir = path_join( $uploadpath['basedir'], dirname( $file ) ); if ( ! wp_delete_file_from_directory( $thumbfile, $thumbdir ) ) { $deleted = false; } } } } // Remove intermediate and backup images if there are any. if ( isset( $meta['sizes'] ) && is_array( $meta['sizes'] ) ) { $intermediate_dir = path_join( $uploadpath['basedir'], dirname( $file ) ); foreach ( $meta['sizes'] as $size => $sizeinfo ) { $intermediate_file = str_replace( wp_basename( $file ), $sizeinfo['file'], $file ); if ( ! empty( $intermediate_file ) ) { $intermediate_file = path_join( $uploadpath['basedir'], $intermediate_file ); if ( ! wp_delete_file_from_directory( $intermediate_file, $intermediate_dir ) ) { $deleted = false; } } } } if ( ! empty( $meta['original_image'] ) ) { if ( empty( $intermediate_dir ) ) { $intermediate_dir = path_join( $uploadpath['basedir'], dirname( $file ) ); } $original_image = str_replace( wp_basename( $file ), $meta['original_image'], $file ); if ( ! empty( $original_image ) ) { $original_image = path_join( $uploadpath['basedir'], $original_image ); if ( ! wp_delete_file_from_directory( $original_image, $intermediate_dir ) ) { $deleted = false; } } } /* * Delete the source-format companion file. The client-side media flow can * sideload a source-format original (such as a HEIC file) alongside a * web-viewable derivative, recording its filename under the 'source_image' * key. This is kept separate from 'original_image', which continues to * point at the derivative. */ if ( ! empty( $meta['source_image'] ) && is_string( $meta['source_image'] ) ) { if ( empty( $intermediate_dir ) ) { $intermediate_dir = path_join( $uploadpath['basedir'], dirname( $file ) ); } $source_image = str_replace( wp_basename( $file ), $meta['source_image'], $file ); if ( ! empty( $source_image ) ) { $source_image = path_join( $uploadpath['basedir'], $source_image ); if ( ! wp_delete_file_from_directory( $source_image, $intermediate_dir ) ) { $deleted = false; } } } /* * Delete the animated-GIF video companions. When the client-side media flowIntroduced in 4.9.7. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
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