* Thus wrote John Ryan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > is it possible with PHP to download and open a remote tar.gz file?? I read > in the manual that it is, but it never seems to work for me. > > I tried opening the file with fopen > fopen("zlib://http://www.site.com/update.tar.gz", "r"); > but it didnt work > > Then I tried using the zlib functions but they just returned garbage. I > think it might have something to do with it not being able to handle ".tar"
What are you trying to do with the file? A tar file can contain multiple files and have a directory structure. Curt -- "I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure." -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php