Add an empty directory to the tar/zip archive

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# PharData::addEmptyDir

(PHP >= 5.3.0, PECL phar >= 2.0.0)

PharData::addEmptyDir — Add an empty directory to the tar/zip archive

### Description

bool PharData::addEmptyDir ( string `$dirname` )

With this method, an empty directory is created with path dirname. This method is similar to ZipArchive::addEmptyDir().

### Parameters

`dirname`

  The name of the empty directory to create in the phar archive

### Return Values

no return value, exception is thrown on failure.

### Examples

Example #1 A PharData::addEmptyDir() example

`<?php
try {
$a = new PharData('/path/to/my.tar');
$a->addEmptyDir('/full/path/to/file');
// demonstrates how this file is stored
$b = $a['full/path/to/file']->isDir();
} catch (Exception $e) {
// handle errors here
}
?>`

### See Also

- Phar::addEmptyDir() - Add an empty directory to the phar archive
- PharData::addFile() - Add a file from the filesystem to the tar/zip archive
- PharData::addFromString() - Add a file from the filesystem to the tar/zip archive

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