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Phar::canWrite

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

Phar::canWriteReturns whether phar extension supports writing and creating phars

Description

final public static Phar::canWrite(): bool

This static method determines whether write access has been disabled in the system php.ini via the phar.readonly ini variable.

Parameters

Return Values

true if write access is enabled, false if it is disabled.

Examples

Example #1 A Phar::canWrite() example

<?php
if (Phar::canWrite()) {
file_put_contents('phar://myphar.phar/file.txt', 'hi there');
}
?>

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