id3_set_tag

(PECL id3 >= 0.1)

Update information stored in an ID3 tag

bool id3_set_tag ( string $filename, array $tag [, int $version = ID3_V1_0 ] )

id3_set_tag() is used to change the information stored of an ID3 tag. If no tag has been present, it will be added to the file.

Parameters:

filename

The path to the MP3 file

Instead of a filename you may also pass a valid stream resource

tag

An associative array of tag keys and values

The following keys may be used in the associative array:

**Keys in the associative array**
key	possible value	available in version
title	string with maximum of 30 characters	v1.0, v1.1
artist	string with maximum of 30 characters	v1.0, v1.1
album	string with maximum of 30 characters	v1.0, v1.1
year	4 digits	v1.0, v1.1
genre	integer value between 0 and 147	v1.0, v1.1
comment	string with maximum of 30 characters (28 in v1.1)	v1.0, v1.1
track	integer between 0 and 255	v1.1

version

Allows you to specify the version of the tag as MP3 files may contain both, version 1.x and version 2.x tags

Returns:

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Notes:

Currently id3_set_tag() only supports version 1.0 and 1.1.

Examples:

id3_set_tag() example

<?php
$data = array(
              "title" => "Re:Start",
              "artist" => "Re:\Legion",
              "comment" => "A nice track"
             );
$result = id3_set_tag( "path/to/example.mp3", $data, ID3_V1_0 );
if ($result === true) {
    echo "Tag successfully updated\n";
}
?>

If the file is writable, this will output:

Tag successfully updated