PharData
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PharData::addEmptyDir

Add an empty directory to the tar/zip archive

Description

bool PharData::addEmptyDir ( string $dirname )

With this method, an empty directory is created with path dirname. This method is similar to ZipArchive::addEmptyDir.

Parameters

dirname

The name of the empty directory to create in the phar archive

Return Values

no return value, exception is thrown on failure.

Examples

Example #1 A PharData::addEmptyDir example

<?php
try {
    $a = new PharData('/path/to/my.tar');

    $a->addEmptyDir('/full/path/to/file');
    // demonstrates how this file is stored
    $b = $a['full/path/to/file']->isDir();
} catch (Exception $e) {
    // handle errors here
}
?>

See Also

  • Phar::addEmptyDir
  • PharData::addFile
  • PharData::addFromString