PharData::addFromString

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

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

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

Returns:

no return value, exception is thrown on failure.

Examples:

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
}
?>