PharData::addFromString

Add a file from the filesystem to the tar/zip archive

Description

bool PharData::addFromString ( string $localname , string $contents )

With this method, any string can be added to the tar/zip archive. The file will be stored in the archive with localname as its path. This method is similar to ZipArchive::addFromString.

Parameters

localname

Path that the file will be stored in the archive.

contents

The file contents to store

Return Values

no return value, exception is thrown on failure.

Examples

Example #1 A PharData::addFromString example

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

    
$a->addFromString('path/to/file.txt''my simple file');
    
$b $a['path/to/file.txt']->getContent();

    
// to add contents from a stream handle for large files, use offsetSet()
    
$c fopen('/path/to/hugefile.bin');
    
$a['largefile.bin'] = $c;
    
fclose($c);
} catch (
Exception $e) {
    
// handle errors here
}
?>

See Also

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