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# Phar::getStub

(PHP >= 5.3.0, PECL phar >= 1.0.0)

Phar::getStub — Return the PHP loader or bootstrap stub of a Phar archive

### Description

public string Phar::getStub ( void )

Phar archives contain a bootstrap loader, or stub written in PHP that is executed when the archive is executed in PHP either via include:

`<?php
include 'myphar.phar';
?>`
or by simple execution:

    php myphar.phar

### Return Values

Returns a string containing the contents of the bootstrap loader (stub) of the current Phar archive.

### Errors/Exceptions

Throws RuntimeException if it is not possible to read the stub from the Phar archive.

### Examples

Example #1 A Phar::getStub() example

`<?php
$p = new Phar('/path/to/my.phar', 0, 'my.phar');
echo $p->getStub();
echo "==NEXT==\n";
$p->setStub("<?php
function __autoload($class)
{
include 'phar://' . str_replace('_', '/', $class);
}
Phar::mapPhar('myphar.phar');
include 'phar://myphar.phar/startup.php';
__HALT_COMPILER(); ?>");
echo $p->getStub();
?>`

The above example will output:

    <?php __HALT_COMPILER(); ?>
    ==NEXT==
    <?php
    function __autoload($class)
    {
        include 'phar://' . str_replace('_', '/', $class);
    }
    Phar::mapPhar('myphar.phar');
    include 'phar://myphar.phar/startup.php';
    __HALT_COMPILER(); ?>

### See Also

- Phar::setStub() - Used to set the PHP loader or bootstrap stub of a Phar archive
- Phar::createDefaultStub() - Create a phar-file format specific stub

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