PHP rar_extract function

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Rar::extract

(no version information, might be only in CVS)

Rar::extract — Extract entry from the archiveDescriptionbool Rar::extract ( string dir [, string filepath] )

Rar::extract() extracts entry’s data to the
dir. It will create new file in the specified
dir with the name identical to the entry’s name.
If parameter filepath is specified instead
dir, Rar::extract() will extract
entry’s data to the specified file.

Example 1. Rar::extract() example

 
$rar_file = rar_open('example.rar') or die("Failed to open Rar archive");
 
$entry = rar_entry_get($rar_file, 'Dir/file.txt') or die("Failed to find such entry");
 
$entry->extract('/dir/to'); // create /dir/to/Dir/file.txt
$entry->extract(false, '/dir/to/new_name.txt'); // create /dir/to/new_name.txt

Example 2. How to extract all files in archive: 

 
/* example by Erik Jenssen aka erix */
 
$filename = "foobar.rar";
$filepath = "/home/foo/bar/";
 
$rar_file = rar_open($filepath.$filename);
$list = rar_list($rar_file);
foreach($list as $file) {
    $entry = rar_entry_get($rar_file, $file);
    $entry->extract("."); // extract to the current dir
}
rar_close($rar_file);

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

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Published:
2.26.07 / 12am
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