Compresses all files in the current Phar archive

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# Phar::compressFiles

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL phar >= 2.0.0)

Phar::compressFiles — Compresses all files in the current Phar archive

### Description

public Phar::compressFiles(int `$compression`): void

> Note:

> This method requires the php.ini setting `phar.readonly` to be set to `0` in order to work for Phar objects. Otherwise, a PharException will be thrown.

For tar-based phar archives, this method throws a BadMethodCallException, as compression of individual files within a tar archive is not supported by the file format. Use Phar::compress() to compress an entire tar-based phar archive.

For Zip-based and phar-based phar archives, this method compresses all files in the Phar archive using the specified compression. The zlib or bzip2 extensions must be enabled to take advantage of this feature. In addition, if any files are already compressed using bzip2/zlib compression, the respective extension must be enabled in order to decompress the files prior to re-compressing. As with all functionality that modifies the contents of a phar, the phar.readonly INI variable must be off in order to succeed.

### Parameters

`compression`

  Compression must be one of `Phar::GZ`, `Phar::BZ2` to add compression, or `Phar::NONE` to remove compression.

### Return Values

No value is returned.

### Errors/Exceptions

Throws BadMethodCallException if the phar.readonly INI variable is on, the zlib extension is not available, or if any files are compressed using bzip2 compression and the bzip2 extension is not enabled.

### Examples

Example #1 A Phar::compressFiles() example

    <?php$p = new Phar('/path/to/my.phar', 0, 'my.phar');$p['myfile.txt'] = 'hi';$p['myfile2.txt'] = 'hi';foreach ($p as $file) {    var_dump($file->getFileName());    var_dump($file->isCompressed());    var_dump($file->isCompressed(Phar::BZ2));    var_dump($file->isCompressed(Phar::GZ));}$p->compressFiles(Phar::GZ);foreach ($p as $file) {    var_dump($file->getFileName());    var_dump($file->isCompressed());    var_dump($file->isCompressed(Phar::BZ2));    var_dump($file->isCompressed(Phar::GZ));}?>

The above example will output:

    string(10) "myfile.txt"
    bool(false)
    bool(false)
    bool(false)
    string(11) "myfile2.txt"
    bool(false)
    bool(false)
    bool(false)
    string(10) "myfile.txt"
    int(4096)
    bool(false)
    bool(true)
    string(11) "myfile2.txt"
    int(4096)
    bool(false)
    bool(true)

### See Also

- PharFileInfo::getCompressedSize() - Returns the actual size of the file (with compression) inside the Phar archive
- PharFileInfo::isCompressed() - Returns whether the entry is compressed
- PharFileInfo::compress() - Compresses the current Phar entry with either zlib or bzip2 compression
- PharFileInfo::decompress() - Decompresses the current Phar entry within the phar
- Phar::canCompress() - Returns whether phar extension supports compression using either zlib or bzip2
- Phar::isCompressed() - Returns Phar::GZ or PHAR::BZ2 if the entire phar archive is compressed (.tar.gz/tar.bz and so on)
- Phar::decompressFiles() - Decompresses all files in the current Phar archive
- Phar::getSupportedCompression() - Return array of supported compression algorithms
- Phar::compress() - Compresses the entire Phar archive using Gzip or Bzip2 compression
- Phar::decompress() - Decompresses the entire Phar archive