Archive_Tar::create()

Archive_Tar::create() -- create archive file

Synopsis

require_once 'Archive/Tar.php';

boolean create (mixed $filelist)

Description

This method creates the archive file and adds the listed files or directories.

If a file with the same tar name exists and is writable, it is replaced by the new tar archive (it is not an 'add', but a 'create'). If a file exists and is write-protected or is a folder, the method raises a PEAR_Error.

Parameter

Return value

boolean - Returns TRUE on success, FALSE on failure.

Throws

Table 38-1. Possible PEAR_Error values

Error codeError messageReasonSolution
NULL"Invalid file list"The argument for the function is not correct formatted or build. Check for typing mistakes in the argument

Note

This function can not be called statically.

Example