Add a file from the filesystem to the tar/zip archive PharData::addFile PharData::buildFromDirectory PharData PHP Manual PharData::addFromString (No version information available, might be only in CVS)PharData::addFromString — Add a file from the filesystem to the tar/zip archive Description 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 Return Values no return value, exception is thrown on failure. Examples Example #1 A PharData::addFromString() example <?phptry { $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}?> See Also PharData::offsetSet() Phar::addFromString() PharData::addFile() PharData::addEmptyDir() PharData::addFile PharData::buildFromDirectory PharData PHP Manual