[wp-hackers] Uninstall Handling

[Muro, Matthew]

One idea is that you could create your own uninstall procedure that's manually run from a plugin settings page that simply runs delete_option.  If you have to manually delete the plugin anyways, this shouldn't be too much of a stretch.

Matthew Muro

On Apr 9, 2011, at 7:00 AM, <wp-hackers-request at lists.automattic.com<mailto:wp-hackers-request at lists.automattic.com>> <wp-hackers-request at lists.automattic.com<mailto:wp-hackers-request at lists.automattic.com>> wrote:

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Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 06:39:53 -0500
From: Ken Brucker <Ken at pumastudios.com<mailto:Ken at pumastudios.com>>
Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Uninstall Handling
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Dion,

I am trying to use the uninstall hook.  However, unless you provide valid FTP/sFTP login credentials you can't get to the point of executing the hook.  In my situation, FTP/sFTP are not enabled on the server so there's no way to respond in a way that will allow the uninstall hook to execute.

What I need is a method to execute the uninstall hook WITHOUT the requirement to provide the FTP/sFTP credentials.  As I mentioned before, I consider this to be a design flaw as I'm unable to trigger the plugin uninstall code.

It's not a requirement that plugins be installed using the Admin screen, why should it be a requirement that they be deleted (i.e. remove the files) through it?