The iis7_delete_rewrite_rule() WordPress PHP function deletes a WordPress rewrite rule from the web.config file if it exists there.
Usage
iis7_delete_rewrite_rule( $filename );
Example:
iis7_delete_rewrite_rule( 'web.config' );
Parameters
$filename (string)– Required. Name of the configuration file.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: iis7_delete_rewrite_rule()
Examples
Delete Rewrite Rule in web.config
This example demonstrates how to delete a rewrite rule in the ‘web.config’ file.
// Delete the rewrite rule from the 'web.config' file iis7_delete_rewrite_rule( 'web.config' );
Delete Rewrite Rule in Custom Config File
This example demonstrates how to delete a rewrite rule in a custom configuration file named ‘custom.config’.
// Delete the rewrite rule from the 'custom.config' file iis7_delete_rewrite_rule( 'custom.config' );
Delete Rewrite Rule Based on User Input
This example demonstrates how to delete a rewrite rule from a configuration file based on user input.
// Get user input $config_file = $_POST['config_file']; // Delete the rewrite rule from the specified file iis7_delete_rewrite_rule( $config_file );
Check If File Exists Before Deleting Rewrite Rule
This example demonstrates how to check if a configuration file exists before attempting to delete a rewrite rule.
// Configuration file
$config_file = 'web.config';
// Check if the file exists
if ( file_exists( $config_file ) ) {
// Delete the rewrite rule from the configuration file
iis7_delete_rewrite_rule( $config_file );
} else {
echo 'The configuration file does not exist.';
}
Delete Rewrite Rule and Display Confirmation Message
This example demonstrates how to delete a rewrite rule and display a confirmation message.
// Delete the rewrite rule from the 'web.config' file iis7_delete_rewrite_rule( 'web.config' ); // Display a confirmation message echo 'The rewrite rule has been successfully deleted.';