(PHP ActiveX) Create .taz, .tar.Z TAR Archive

Demonstrates how to create a compressed TAR archive containing an entire directory tree. This example creates a compressed archive using Unix "Z" compression. The typical file extensions used are .tar.Z and .taz.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Note: The php_com_dotnet.dll may need to be enabled inside of php.ini.

<?php

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Tar')
$tar = new COM("Chilkat.Tar");

// The TAR component will produce a  GNU tar 1.13.x format
// archive by default.
// It is also possible to create PAX -- POSIX 1003.1-2001 format
// or USTAR -- POSIX 1003.1-1988 format.
// Set the WriteFormat property to "gnu", "pax", or "ustar" to
// choose the output TAR format:
$tar->WriteFormat = 'gnu';

// Add a directory tree to be included in the output TAR archive:
$success = $tar->AddDirRoot('/Users/chilkat/temp/abc123');
if ($success != 1) {
    print $tar->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// First write a .tar, then compress to a .Z using UnixCompress.
$success = $tar->WriteTar('/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar');
if ($success != 1) {
    print $tar->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.UnixCompress')
$uc = new COM("Chilkat.UnixCompress");

$success = $uc->CompressFile('/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar','/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar.Z');
if ($success != 1) {
    print $uc->LastErrorText . "\n";
}
else {
    print 'Success.' . "\n";
}


?>