In the process version 2.0.

RarArchiver

Class for working with archives RAR. It allows you to add files to the directory, as well as extract, delete, rename, and get content.

Requirements

• PHP version ~5.5.11

Installation

1) Install composer

2) Follow in the project folder:

composer require dmamontov/rararchiver ~1.0.0

In config composer.json your project will be added to the library dmamontov/rararchiver, who settled in the folder vendor/. In the absence of a config file or folder with vendors they will be created.

If before your project is not used composer, connect the startup file vendors. To do this, enter the code in the project:

require 'path/to/vendor/autoload.php';

Available methods

RarArchiver::__construct

Description

void RarArchiver::__construct ( string $file [, $flag = 0] )

It creates or opens a file and initializes it.

Parameters

• `file` - The path to archive.
• `flag` - An optional parameter. * `RarArchiver::CREATE` - It creates the archive if it is not found. * `RarArchiver::REPLACE` - Overwrites the archive if it is found, otherwise create it.

Examples

$rar = new RarArchiver('example.rar', RarArchiver::CREATE);

RarArchiver::isRar

Description

boolean RarArchiver::isRar ( void )

Checks whether the file archive RAR.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

$rar = new RarArchiver('example.rar', RarArchiver::CREATE);

if ($rar->isRar()) {
    echo 'ok';
} else {
	echo 'failed';
}

RarArchiver::getFileList

Description

array RarArchiver::getFileList ( void )

Gets a list of files in the archive.

Return Values

Returns the filled array on success, or an empty array on failure.

Examples

$rar = new RarArchiver('example.rar', RarArchiver::CREATE);

if (count($rar->getFileList()) > 0) {
    echo 'ok';
} else {
	echo 'failed';
}

RarArchiver::addEmptyDir

Description

boolean RarArchiver::addEmptyDir ( string $dirname )

Adds an empty directory in the archive.

Parameters

• `dirname` - The directory to add.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

$rar = new RarArchiver('example.rar', RarArchiver::CREATE);

if ($rar->addEmptyDir('newEmptyDirectory')) {
    echo 'Created a new root directory';
} else {
	echo 'Could not create the directory';
}

RarArchiver::addFile

Description

boolean RarArchiver::addFile ( string $filename [, string $localname = ''] )

Adds a file to a RAR archive from a given path.

Parameters

• `filename` - The path to the file to add.
• `localname` - If supplied, this is the local name inside the RAR archive that will override the `filename`.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

$rar = new RarArchiver('example.rar', RarArchiver::CREATE);

if ($rar->addFile('/path/to/index.txt', 'newname.txt')) {
    echo 'ok';
} else {
	echo 'failed';
}

RarArchiver::addFromString

Description

boolean RarArchiver::addFromString ( string $localname , string $contents )

Add a file to a RAR archive using its contents.

Parameters

• `localname` - The name of the entry to create.
• `contents` - The contents to use to create the entry.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

$rar = new RarArchiver('example.rar', RarArchiver::CREATE);

if ($rar->addFromString('newname.txt', 'file content goes here')) {
    echo 'ok';
} else {
	echo 'failed';
}

RarArchiver::buildFromDirectory

Description

void RarArchiver::buildFromDirectory ( string $path [, string $regex ] )

Populate a RAR archive from directory contents. The optional second parameter is a regular expression (pcre) that is used to exclude files.

Parameters

• `path` - The full or relative path to the directory that contains all files to add to the archive.
• `regex` - An optional pcre regular expression that is used to filter the list of files. Only file paths matching the regular expression will be included in the archive.

Examples

$rar = new RarArchiver('example.rar', RarArchiver::CREATE);

$rar->buildFromDirectory(dirname(__FILE__) . '/project');
// or
$rar->buildFromDirectory(dirname(__FILE__) . '/project', '/\.php$/');

RarArchiver::deleteIndex

Description

boolean RarArchiver::deleteIndex ( int $index )

Delete an entry in the archive using its index.

Parameters

• `index` - Index of the entry to delete.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

$rar = new RarArchiver('example.rar', RarArchiver::CREATE);

if ($rar->deleteIndex(2)) {
    echo 'ok';
} else {
	echo 'failed';
}

RarArchiver::deleteName

Description

boolean RarArchiver::deleteName ( string $name )

Delete an entry in the archive using its name.

Parameters

• `name` - Name of the entry to delete.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

$rar = new RarArchiver('example.rar', RarArchiver::CREATE);

if ($rar->deleteName('testfromfile.php')) {
    echo 'ok';
} else {
	echo 'failed';
}

RarArchiver::getFromIndex

Description

string RarArchiver::getFromIndex ( int $index [, int $length = 0] )

Returns the entry contents using its index.

Parameters

• `index` - Index of the entry.
• `length` - The length to be read from the entry. If 0, then the entire entry is read.

Return Values

Returns the contents of the entry on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

$rar = new RarArchiver('example.rar', RarArchiver::CREATE);

$rar->getFromIndex(2);
// or
$rar->getFromIndex(2, 100);

RarArchiver::getFromName

Description

string RarArchiver::getFromName ( string $name [, int $length = 0] )

Returns the entry contents using its name.

Parameters

• `name` - Name of the entry.
• `length` - The length to be read from the entry. If 0, then the entire entry is read.

Return Values

Returns the contents of the entry on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

$rar = new RarArchiver('example.rar', RarArchiver::CREATE);

$rar->getFromName('testfromfile.php');
// or
$rar->getFromIndex('testfromfile.php', 100);

RarArchiver::getNameIndex

Description

string RarArchiver::getNameIndex ( int $index )

Returns the name of an entry using its index.

Parameters

• `index` - Index of the entry.

Return Values

Returns the name on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

$rar = new RarArchiver('example.rar', RarArchiver::CREATE);

$rar->getNameIndex(2);

RarArchiver::renameIndex

Description

boolean RarArchiver::renameIndex ( int $index , string $newname )

Renames an entry defined by its index.

Parameters

• `index` - Index of the entry to rename.
• `newname` - New name.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

$rar = new RarArchiver('example.rar', RarArchiver::CREATE);

if ($rar->renameIndex(2, 'newname.php')) {
    echo 'ok';
} else {
	echo 'failed';
}

RarArchiver::renameName

Description

boolean RarArchiver::renameName ( string $name , string $newname )

Renames an entry defined by its name.

Parameters

• `name` - Name of the entry to rename.
• `newname` - New name.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

$rar = new RarArchiver('example.rar', RarArchiver::CREATE);

if ($rar->renameName('testfromfile.php', 'newname.php')) {
    echo 'ok';
} else {
	echo 'failed';
}

RarArchiver::extractTo

Description

boolean RarArchiver::extractTo ( string $destination [, mixed $entries ] )

Extract the complete archive or the given files to the specified destination.

Parameters

• `destination` - Location where to extract the files.
• `entries` - The entries to extract. It accepts either a single entry name or an array of names.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

$rar = new RarArchiver('example.rar', RarArchiver::CREATE);

if ($rar->extractTo('/my/destination/dir/')) {
    echo 'ok';
} else {
	echo 'failed';
}