PHAR.GETSTUB(3) 							 1							   PHAR.GETSTUB(3)

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). PHP Documentation Group PHAR.GETSTUB(3)