553 Prohibited file name: xxx\\xxx\\xxx\\xxx.png

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I hade a wrong php runtime error
i tried to upload an image in a path xxx\xxx\xxx\xxx.png but it uploaded with a name “xxx\xxx\xxx\xxx.png” in the main htdocs i tried to fix it several times until it finaly worked but when i tried to delete the wrong images with the name “xxx\xxx\xxx\xxx.png” in the main htdocs it gave me “553 Prohibited file name: xxx\xxx\xxx\xxx.png” and it didn’t delete how to delete it

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Backslashes in file names are not permitted. Please keep in mind that our servers (like almost all web hosting servers) use Linux, not Windows, so directories are indicated by forward slashes, not backslashes.

3

Ok but now what showld i do to delete this wrong files

4

You shouldn’t
xxx\\xxx\\xxx\\xxx.png
→
xxx/xxx/xxx/xxx.png

5

Ok I know that but when i did this mistake the Image saved as a name (xxx\xxx\xxx\xxx.png) in the main htdocs and i want to delete it but it gives me “553 Prohibited file name: xxx\xxx\xxx\xxx.png”

6

System may already mistook it by something else.

Have you tried to create a short unlink() PHP script? (Be careful with this)
Here for reference: PHP: unlink - Manual

Create backup before perform this. Just saying :wink:

7

I tried but it didn’t success :disappointed:

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This is an image of my problem