PharData::addEmptyDir

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

Add an empty directory to the tar/zip archive

bool PharData::addEmptyDir ( string $dirname )

With this method, an empty directory is created with path dirname. This method is similar to ZipArchive::addEmptyDir().

Parameters:

dirname

The name of the empty directory to create in the phar archive

Returns:

no return value, exception is thrown on failure.

Examples:

A PharData::addEmptyDir() example

<?php
try {
    $a = new PharData('/path/to/my.tar');
 
    $a->addEmptyDir('/full/path/to/file');
    // demonstrates how this file is stored
    $b = $a['full/path/to/file']->isDir();
} catch (Exception $e) {
    // handle errors here
}
?>