Php/docs/function.halt-compiler
__halt_compiler
(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7)
__halt_compiler — Halts the compiler execution
Description
__halt_compiler ( ) : void
Halts the execution of the compiler. This can be useful to embed data in PHP scripts, like the installation files.
Byte position of the data start can be determined by the
__COMPILER_HALT_OFFSET__ constant which is defined
only if there is a __halt_compiler() presented in the
file.
Return Values
No value is returned.
Examples
Example #1 A __halt_compiler() example
<?php// open this file$fp = fopen(__FILE__, 'r');// seek file pointer to datafseek($fp, __COMPILER_HALT_OFFSET__);// and output itvar_dump(stream_get_contents($fp));// the end of the script execution__halt_compiler(); the installation data (eg. tar, gz, PHP, etc.)
Notes
Note:
__halt_compiler() can only be used from the outermost scope.
