function ArchiveTar::loadExtension

OS independent PHP extension load. Remember to take care on the correct extension name for case sensitive OSes. The function is the copy of PEAR::loadExtension().

Parameters

string $ext The extension name:

Return value

bool Success or not on the dl() call

File

drupal/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Archiver/ArchiveTar.php, line 183

Class

ArchiveTar

Creates a (compressed) Tar archive

Namespace

Code

function loadExtension($ext) {
  if (!extension_loaded($ext)) {

    // if either returns true dl() will produce a FATAL error, stop that
    if (ini_get('enable_dl') != 1 || ini_get('safe_mode') == 1) {
      return false;
    }
    if (OS_WINDOWS) {
      $suffix = '.dll';
    }
    elseif (PHP_OS == 'HP-UX') {
      $suffix = '.sl';
    }
    elseif (PHP_OS == 'AIX') {
      $suffix = '.a';
    }
    elseif (PHP_OS == 'OSX') {
      $suffix = '.bundle';
    }
    else {
      $suffix = '.so';
    }
    return @dl('php_' . $ext . $suffix) || @dl($ext . $suffix);
  }
  return true;
}