Php/docs/function.xdiff-file-bpatch
xdiff_file_bpatch
(PECL xdiff >= 1.5.0)
xdiff_file_bpatch — Patch a file with a binary diff
Description
xdiff_file_bpatch
( string $file
, string $patch
, string $dest
) : bool
Patches a file
with a binary
patch
and stores the result in a file dest
.
This function accepts patches created both via xdiff_file_bdiff()
and xdiff_file_rabdiff() functions or their string counterparts.
Parameters
file
- The original file.
patch
- The binary patch file.
dest
- Path of the resulting file.
Return Values
Returns TRUE
on success or FALSE
on failure.
Examples
Example #1 xdiff_file_bpatch() example
The following code applies binary diff to a file.
<?php$old_version = 'archive-1.0.tgz';$patch = 'archive.bpatch';$result = xdiff_file_bpatch($old_version, $patch, 'archive-1.1.tgz');if ($result) { echo "File patched";} else { echo "File couldn't be patched";}?>
Notes
Note:
Both files (
file
andpatch
) will be loaded into memory so ensure that your memory_limit is set high enough.
See Also
- xdiff_file_bdiff() - Make binary diff of two files
- xdiff_file_rabdiff() - Make binary diff of two files using the Rabin's polynomial fingerprinting algorithm