(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL phar >= 2.0.0)
Phar::convertToExecutable — Convert a phar archive to another executable phar archive file format
$format = null, ?int $compression = null, ?string $extension = null): ?PharNote:
This method requires the php.ini setting
phar.readonlyto be set to0in order to work for Phar objects. Otherwise, a PharException will be thrown.
This method is used to convert a phar archive to another file format. For instance, it can be used to create a tar-based executable phar archive from a zip-based executable phar archive, or from an executable phar archive in the phar file format. In addition, it can be used to apply whole-archive compression to a tar or phar-based archive.
If no changes are specified, this method throws a BadMethodCallException.
If successful, the method creates a new archive on disk and returns a Phar object. The old archive is not removed from disk, and should be done manually after the process has finished.
format
This should be one of Phar::PHAR, Phar::TAR,
or Phar::ZIP. If set to null, the existing file format
will be preserved.
compression
This should be one of Phar::NONE for no whole-archive
compression, Phar::GZ for zlib-based compression, and
Phar::BZ2 for bzip-based compression.
extension
This parameter is used to override the default file extension for a
converted archive. Note that all zip- and tar-based phar archives must contain
.phar in their file extension in order to be processed as a
phar archive.
If converting to a phar-based archive, the default extensions are
.phar, .phar.gz, or .phar.bz2
depending on the specified compression. For tar-based phar archives, the
default extensions are .phar.tar, .phar.tar.gz,
and .phar.tar.bz2. For zip-based phar archives, the
default extension is .phar.zip.
This method throws BadMethodCallException when unable to compress, an unknown compression method has been specified, the requested archive is buffering with Phar::startBuffering() and has not concluded with Phar::stopBuffering(), an UnexpectedValueException if write support is disabled, and a PharException if any problems are encountered during the phar creation process.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 |
format, compression, and extension are now nullable.
|
Example #1 A Phar::convertToExecutable() example
Using Phar::convertToExecutable():
<?php
try {
$tarphar = new Phar('myphar.phar.tar');
// convert it to the phar file format
// note that myphar.phar.tar is *not* unlinked
$phar = $tarphar->convertToExecutable(Phar::PHAR); // creates myphar.phar
$phar->setStub($phar->createDefaultStub('cli.php', 'web/index.php'));
// creates myphar.phar.tgz
$compressed = $phar->convertToExecutable(Phar::TAR, Phar::GZ, '.phar.tgz');
} catch (Exception $e) {
// handle the error here
}
?>