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Syntax

create($archive, $files, $compress= 'tar', $addPath= '', $removePath= '', $autoExt=false, $cleanUp=false)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$archive		The name of the archive
$files		The name of a single file or an array of files
$compress	'tar'	The compression for the archive
$addPath		Path to add within the archive
$removePath		Path to remove within the archive
$autoExt	false	Automatically append the extension for the archive
$cleanUp	false	Remove for source files

Defined in

libraries/joomla/filesystem/archive.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.filesystem.archive' );

Source Body

function create($archive, $files, $compress = 'tar', $addPath = '', $removePath = '', $autoExt = false, $cleanUp = false)
{
        jimport( 'pear.archive_tar.Archive_Tar' );
 
        if (is_string($files)) {
                $files = array ($files);
        }
        if ($autoExt) {
                $archive .= '.'.$compress;
        }
 
        $tar = new Archive_Tar( $archive, $compress );
        $tar->setErrorHandling(PEAR_ERROR_PRINT);
        $tar->createModify( $files, $addPath, $removePath );
 
        if ($cleanUp) {
                JFile::delete( $files );
        }
        return $tar;
}

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Examples

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