PHP ActiveX Google Drive: Delete a File

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Permanently deletes a file owned by the user without moving it to the trash. If the file belongs to a Team Drive the user must be an organizer on the parent. If the target is a folder, all descendants owned by the user are also deleted.

Documentation: https://developers.google.com/drive/v3/reference/files/delete

<?php

$rest = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.Rest");

//   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
$oauth2 = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.OAuth2");
$oauth2->AccessToken = 'OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN';
$rest->SetAuthOAuth2($oauth2);

$success = $rest->Connect('www.googleapis.com',443,1,1);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$rest->AddQueryParam('supportsTeamDrives','true');

$sbResponse = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder");
$success = $rest->FullRequestNoBodySb('DELETE','/drive/v3/files/1xx378JF8abx17LXlRt65031J9TQkolQX',$sbResponse);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

if ($rest->ResponseStatusCode != 204) {
    print 'Received error response code: ' . $rest->ResponseStatusCode . "\n";
    print 'Response body:' . "\n";
    print $sbResponse->getAsString() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Example Completed.' . "\n";

?>