What are common issues when using unlink to delete directories in PHP?

Common issues when using unlink to delete directories in PHP include not being able to delete directories that are not empty or not having the necessary permissions to delete the directory. To solve this, you can use the rmdir function in PHP instead of unlink to delete directories. 

// Delete a directory in PHP using rmdir
$directory = 'path/to/directory';

if (is_dir($directory)) {
    if (!rmdir($directory)) {
        echo 'Failed to delete directory';
    } else {
        echo 'Directory deleted successfully';
    }
} else {
    echo 'Directory does not exist';
}

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