__halt_compiler

__halt_compiler

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7)

__halt_compiler Halts the compiler execution

Description

void __halt_compiler ( void )

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.