Phar::unlinkArchive
PHP function
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(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL phar >= 2.0.0)
Completely remove a phar archive from disk and from memory
Description
Phar::unlinkArchive(string $filename): true
Removes a phar archive from disk and memory.
Parameters
filenameThe path on disk to the phar archive.
Return Values
Always
Errors/Exceptions
PharException is thrown if there are any open file pointers to the phar archive, or any existing Phar, PharData, or PharFileInfo objects referring to the phar archive.
Examples
A Phar::unlinkArchive() example
php
<?php
// simple usage
Phar::unlinkArchive('/path/to/my.phar');
// more common example:
$p = new Phar('my.phar');
$fp = fopen('phar://my.phar/file.txt', 'r');
// this creates 'my.phar.gz'
$gp = $p->compress(Phar::GZ);
// remove all references to the archive
unset($p);
fclose($fp);
// now remove all traces of the archive
Phar::unlinkArchive('my.phar');
?>