PHP Manual: 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
}
?>

PharData::addFromString

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