Zend Framework 101: Zend_Service_Amazon_S3

By Quentin Zervaas, 6 March 2010 Amazon PHP Zend Framework Download PDF

Clearing and Removing Buckets

Clearing a bucket involves removing all objects that are stored within that bucket. This is achieved using thecleanBucket() method. This method accepts as its only argument the name of the bucket.

Buckets are removed using the removeBucket() method. This also accepts as its only argument the name of the bucket. You cannot delete a bucket while there are still objects in it, therefore, if you want to remove a bucket you should first clear it.

The following list demonstrates clearing then removing a bucket.

Listing 5 Clearing and removing a bucket (remove-bucket.php)

<?php
    require_once('Zend/Service/Amazon/S3.php');
 
    $awsKey       = '[your key]';
    $awsSecretKey = '[your secret key]';
 
    $s3 = new Zend_Service_Amazon_S3($awsKey, $awsSecretKey);
 
    $bucketName = 'phpriot-test-bucket';
 
    $s3->cleanBucket($bucketName);
    $s3->removeBucket($bucketName);
?>

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