function Archive_Tar::loadExtension

Archive_Tar::loadExtension($ext)

OS independent PHP extension load. Remember to take care on the correct extension name for case sensitive OSes.

Parameters

string $ext The extension name:

Return value

bool Success or not on the dl() call

File

modules/system/system.tar.inc, line 281

Class

Archive_Tar

Code

function loadExtension($ext) 
 {
  if (extension_loaded($ext)) {
    return true;
  }

  // if either returns true dl() will produce a FATAL error, stop that
  if (
  function_exists('dl') === false || 
    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);
}