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 the filesystem 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