# PharData::decompressFiles

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

PharData::decompressFiles — Decompresses all files in the current zip archive

### Description

PharData::decompressFiles ( ) : bool

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

For Zip-based archives, this method decompresses all files in the archive. The zlib or bzip2 extensions must be enabled to take advantage of this feature if any files are compressed using bzip2/zlib compression.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Errors/Exceptions

Throws BadMethodCallException if 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 PharData::decompressFiles() example

`<?php
$p = new PharData('/path/to/my.zip');
$p['myfile.txt'] = 'hi';
$p['myfile2.txt'] = 'hi';
$p->compressFiles(Phar::GZ);
foreach ($p as $file) {
var_dump($file->getFileName());
var_dump($file->isCompressed());
var_dump($file->isCompressed(Phar::BZ2));
var_dump($file->isCompressed(Phar::GZ));
}
$p->decompressFiles();
foreach ($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"
    int(4096)
    bool(false)
    bool(true)
    string(11) "myfile2.txt"
    int(4096)
    bool(false)
    bool(true)
    string(10) "myfile.txt"
    bool(false)
    bool(false)
    bool(false)
    string(11) "myfile2.txt"
    bool(false)
    bool(false)
    bool(false)

### 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)
- PharData::compressFiles() - Compresses all files in the current tar/zip archive
- Phar::getSupportedCompression() - Return array of supported compression algorithms
- PharData::compress() - Compresses the entire tar/zip archive using Gzip or Bzip2 compression
- PharData::decompress() - Decompresses the entire Phar archive