(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
__halt_compiler — Halts the compiler execution
Halts the execution of the compiler. This can be useful to embed data in PHP scripts, like the installation files.
Byte position of the data start can be determined by the
__COMPILER_HALT_OFFSET__ constant which is defined
only if there is a __halt_compiler() presented in the
file.
This function has no parameters.
No value is returned.
Example #1 A __halt_compiler() example
<?php
// open this file
$fp = fopen(__FILE__, 'r');
// seek file pointer to data
fseek($fp, __COMPILER_HALT_OFFSET__);
// and output it
var_dump(stream_get_contents($fp));
// the end of the script execution
__halt_compiler(); the installation data (eg. tar, gz, PHP, etc.)
Note:
__halt_compiler() can only be used from the outermost scope.