PharData::addFile

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

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

public void Phar::addFile ( string $file [, string $localname ] )

With this method, any file or URL can be added to the tar/zip archive. If the optional second parameter localname is specified, the file will be stored in the archive with that name, otherwise the file parameter is used as the path to store within the archive. URLs must have a localname or an exception is thrown. This method is similar to ZipArchive::addFile().

Parameters:

file

Full or relative path to a file on disk to be added to the phar archive.

localname

Path that the file will be stored in the archive.

Returns:

no return value, exception is thrown on failure.

Examples:

A PharData::addFile() example

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

    $a->addFile('/full/path/to/file');
    // demonstrates how this file is stored
    $b = $a['full/path/to/file']->getContent();

    $a->addFile('/full/path/to/file', 'my/file.txt');
    $c = $a['my/file.txt']->getContent();

    // demonstrate URL usage
    $a->addFile('http://www.example.com', 'example.html');
} catch (Exception $e) {
    // handle errors here
}
?>