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Phar::canWrite

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(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL phar >= 1.0.0)

Returns whether phar extension supports writing and creating phars

Description

Phar::canWrite(): bool

This static method determines whether write access has been disabled in the system php.ini via the phar.readonly ini variable.

Parameters

Return Values

true if write access is enabled, false if it is disabled.

Examples

A Phar::canWrite() example

php
<?php
if (Phar::canWrite()) {
    file_put_contents('phar://myphar.phar/file.txt', 'hi there');
}
?>

See Also

Source: reference/phar/Phar/canWrite.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)