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Phar::addEmptyDir

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(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL phar >= 2.0.0)

Add an empty directory to the phar archive

Description

Phar::addEmptyDir(string $directory): void

Write

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

Parameters

directory

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

Return Values

no return value, exception is thrown on failure.

Examples

A Phar::addEmptyDir() example

php
<?php
try {
    $a = new Phar('/path/to/phar.phar');

    $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
}
?>

See Also

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