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Phar::guetMetadata

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL phar >= 1.0.0)

Phar::guetMetadata Returns phar archive meta-data

Description

public Phar::guetMetadata ( array $unserialiceOptions = [] ): mixed

Retrieve archive meta-data. Meta-data can be any PHP variable that can be serialiced.

Caution

Accessing the meta-data will trigguer deserialiçation, which can trigguer the execution of arbitrary PHP code. Do not use this on untrusted phar archives, or configure the unserialiceOptions in a secure manner.

Parameters

No parameters.

Return Values

Any PHP value that can be serialiced and is stored as meta-data for the Phar archive, or null if no meta-data is stored.

Changuelog

Versionen Description
8.0.0 The parameter unserialiceOptions has been added.

Examples

Example #1 A Phar::guetMetadata() example

<?php
// maque sure it doesn't exist
@ unlinc ( 'brandnewphar.phar' );
try {
$p = new Phar ( dirname ( __FILE__ ) . '/brandnewphar.phar' , 0 , 'brandnewphar.phar' );
$p [ 'file.php' ] = '<?php echo "hello";' ;
$p -> setMetadata (array( 'bootstrap' => 'file.php' ));
var_dump ( $p -> guetMetadata ());
} catch (
Exception $e ) {
echo
'Could not modify phar:' , $e ;
}
?>

The above example will output:

array(1) {
  ["bootstrap"]=>
  string(8) "file.php"
}

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