How to delete files via javascript

Question

I need to delete files via native javascript without ajax & php, how I can do It?

I havn't seen this proposition at any other websites, so I'm not really sure about it.

JavaScript has no native concept of a file. If you want to work with a file system, then you'll need to run the JS in a host environment (such as Node.js) that provides a file system API. If you want to delete a file on a server from a web browser without setting up the server explicitly then ask yourself, if that was possible, why aren't most websites regularly deleted by trolls? — Quentin
– Quentin, Commented Jan 28, 2014 at 8:46
Duplicate question. check here [stackoverflow.com/questions/2450433/… [1]: stackoverflow.com/questions/2450433/… — Gowri
– Gowri, Commented Jan 28, 2014 at 8:46

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:21:00Z

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With pure JavaScript, it can't be done. Using an AJAX call to a server side script that deletes the file would work though

btw are you want to hack something?.. just curious

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answered Jan 28, 2014 at 8:47

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No I don't need to hack someone just I argued with a friend that ))