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MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::delete()
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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::delete()
   Delete a file and its chunks from the GridFS bucket.
   .. code-block:: php
      function delete($id): void
   This method has the following parameters:
   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBGridFSBucket-method-delete-param.rst
Errors/Exceptions
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.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-gridfs-filenotfoundexception.rst
.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-driver-runtimeexception.rst
Behavior
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If the files collection document is not found, this method will still attempt to
delete orphaned chunks.
Examples
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.. code-block:: php
   <?php
   $bucket = (new MongoDB\Client)->test->selectGridFSBucket();
   $stream = fopen('php://temp', 'w+b');
   fwrite($stream, "foobar");
   rewind($stream);
   $id = $bucket->uploadFromStream('filename', $stream);
   $bucket->delete($id);
 
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