assertTar()

Validates that a file is a tar archive (compressed or uncompressed).

Parameters

$filePath : string

Path to the file to validate.

$strictMode : bool = false

If true, performs deep validation using file contents. If false, only checks extension and basic MIME type.

Tags

throws

FileException

If the file does not exist or cannot be read.

example

Basic validation using file extension and MIME type:

$isValid = isTarFile('/path/to/archive.tar');

Strict validation with file content inspection:

$isValid = isTarFile('/path/to/archive.tar.gz', true);

Validation failure for non-tar file:

$isValid = isTarFile('/path/to/image.jpg');

author

Marc Alcaraz (ekameleon)

since

1.0.0