xdiff_file_patch_binary

(PECL xdiff >= 0.2.0)

xdiff_file_patch_binary — Alias of xdiff_file_bpatch

Description

xdiff_file_patch_binary ( string $file , string $patch , string $dest ) : bool

Patches a file with a binary patch and stores the result in a file dest. This function accepts patches created both via xdiff_file_bdiff() or xdiff_file_rabdiff() functions or their string counterparts.

Starting with version 1.5.0 this function is an alias of xdiff_file_bpatch().

Parameters

file: The original file.
patch: The binary patch file.
dest: Path of the resulting file.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 xdiff_file_patch_binary() example

The following code applies binary diff to a file.

<?php
$old_version = 'archive-1.0.tgz';
$patch = 'archive.bpatch';

$result = xdiff_file_patch_binary($old_version, $patch, 'archive-1.1.tgz');
if ($result) {
   echo "File patched";
} else {
   echo "File couldn't be patched";
}

?>

Notes

Note:

Both files (file and patch) will be loaded into memory so ensure that your memory_limit is set high enough.