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PharData::addFromString

PharData::addFromString

(PHP >= 5.3.0, PECL phar >= 2.0.0)

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() - set the contents of a file within the tar/zip to those of an external file or string

  • Phar::addFromString() - Add a file from a string to the phar archive

  • PharData::addFile() - Add a file from the filesystem to the tar/zip archive

  • PharData::addEmptyDir() - Add an empty directory to the tar/zip archive

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