Archive_Tar::extract()

Description

Extracts the files from the archive into the given path.

While extracting a file: If the file already exists it is replaced without looking for last modification date. If the file already exists and is write protected, the extraction is aborted. If a directory with the same name already exists, the extraction is aborted.

However the result can be a partial extraction that may need to be manually cleaned.

Parameter

• string $path - the destination path to extract

Return value

boolean - Returns TRUE on success, FALSE on failure.

Throws

Note

This function can not be called statically.

Example

$tar = new Archive_Tar('archive.tar.gz', true);
$result = $tar->extract('/home/myFolder');