xdiff_file_bdiff
(PECL xdiff >= 1.5.0)
xdiff_file_bdiff — Make binary diff of two files
Description
$old_file, string $new_file, string $dest): boolMakes a binary diff of two files and stores the result in a patch file. This function works with both text and binary files. Resulting patch file can be later applied using xdiff_file_bpatch()/xdiff_string_bpatch().
Parameters
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old_file -
Path to the first file. This file acts as "old" file.
-
new_file -
Path to the second file. This file acts as "new" file.
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dest -
Path of the resulting patch file. Resulting file contains differences between "old" and "new" files. It is in binary format and is human-unreadable.
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Examples
Example #1 xdiff_file_bdiff() example
The following code makes binary diff of two archives.
<?php
$old_version = 'my_script_1.0.tgz';
$new_version = 'my_script_1.1.tgz';
xdiff_file_bdiff($old_version, $new_version, 'my_script.bdiff');
?>
Notes
Note:
Both files will be loaded into memory so ensure that your memory_limit is set high enough.
