# Phar::addFromString

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

Phar::addFromString — Add a file from a string to the phar archive

### Description

public Phar::addFromString ( string `$localname` , string `$contents` ) : 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.

With this method, any string can be added to the phar archive. The file will be stored in the archive with `localname` as its path. This method is similar to ZipArchive::addFromString().

### Parameters

`localname`

  Path that the file will be stored in the archive.

`contents`

  The file contents to store

### Return Values

no return value, exception is thrown on failure.

### Examples

Example #1 A Phar::addFromString() example

`<?php
try {
$a = new Phar('/path/to/phar.phar');
$a->addFromString('path/to/file.txt', 'my simple file');
$b = $a['path/to/file.txt']->getContent();
// to add contents from a stream handle for large files, use offsetSet()
$c = fopen('/path/to/hugefile.bin');
$a['largefile.bin'] = $c;
fclose($c);
} catch (Exception $e) {
// handle errors here
}
?>`

### See Also

- Phar::offsetSet() - Set the contents of an internal file to those of an external file
- PharData::addFromString() - Add a file from the filesystem to the tar/zip archive
- Phar::addFile() - Add a file from the filesystem to the phar archive
- Phar::addEmptyDir() - Add an empty directory to the phar archive