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How to delete all files in a folder after a certain time

I am using this code to delete all files in a folder

$dir = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/upload/';
        $op_dir=opendir($dir);
        $x = 5; 
        $current_time = time();
        $difference = $current_time - $x;

        while($file=readdir($op_dir ))
         {
                 if($file != "." && $file != ".." ){
                     var_dump($dir.$file);
                   unlink ($dir.$file);
                 }
        }
        closedir($dir);

But I need to do this action after a certain time, for example, after 6 months, all files in the folder should be deleted. I have searched more, but all codes are related to the file creation date, but not the usual specific time.

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You can execute the action as a cronjob. Read the following link: Crontab



You can also store the date in the database and consult at the top of the script if 6 months have passed.

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How to calculate the start time for 6 months so that we can take the catalog creation time or save the specific time in the database for calculation. The best option is a cronjob for this task.



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