# Phar::addEmptyDir

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

Phar::addEmptyDir — Add an empty directory to the phar archive

### Description

public Phar::addEmptyDir ( string `$dirname` ) : 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, an empty directory is created with path `dirname`. This method is similar to ZipArchive::addEmptyDir().

### Parameters

`dirname`

  The name of the empty directory to create in the phar archive

### Return Values

no return value, exception is thrown on failure.

### Examples

Example #1 A Phar::addEmptyDir() example

`<?php
try {
$a = new Phar('/path/to/phar.phar');
$a->addEmptyDir('/full/path/to/file');
// demonstrates how this file is stored
$b = $a['full/path/to/file']->isDir();
} catch (Exception $e) {
// handle errors here
}
?>`

### See Also

- PharData::addEmptyDir() - Add an empty directory to the tar/zip archive
- Phar::addFile() - Add a file from the filesystem to the phar archive
- Phar::addFromString() - Add a file from a string to the phar archive