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Phar::getStub - Return the PHP loader or bootstrap stub of a Phar archive

SYNOPSIS

       public string Phar::getStub (void  )

DESCRIPTION

	Phar archives contain a bootstrap loader, or stub written in PHP that is executed when the archive is executed in PHP either via include:

       <?php
       include 'myphar.phar';
       ?>

       php myphar.phar

RETURN VALUES

	Returns a string containing the contents of the bootstrap loader (stub) of the current Phar archive.

ERRORS
/EXCEPTIONS
	Throws RuntimeException if it is not possible to read the stub from the Phar archive.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      A Phar.getStub(3) example

	      <?php
	      $p = new Phar('/path/to/my.phar', 0, 'my.phar');
	      echo $p->getStub();
	      echo "==NEXT==
";
	      $p->setStub("<?php
	      function __autoload($class)
	      {
		  include 'phar://' . str_replace('_', '/', $class);
	      }
	      Phar::mapPhar('myphar.phar');
	      include 'phar://myphar.phar/startup.php';
	      __HALT_COMPILER(); ?>");
	      echo $p->getStub();
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      <?php __HALT_COMPILER(); ?>
	      ==NEXT==
	      <?php
	      function __autoload($class)
	      {
		  include 'phar://' . str_replace('_', '/', $class);
	      }
	      Phar::mapPhar('myphar.phar');
	      include 'phar://myphar.phar/startup.php';
	      __HALT_COMPILER(); ?>

SEE ALSO

       Phar.setStub(3), Phar.createDefaultStub(3).

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