gnupg_setarmor

(PECL gnupg >= 0.1)

gnupg_setarmorToggle armored output

Description

gnupg_setarmor(resource $identifier, int $armor): bool

Toggle the armored output.

Parameters

identifier

The gnupg identifier, from a call to gnupg_init() or gnupg.

armor

Pass a non-zero integer-value to this function to enable armored-output (default). Pass 0 to disable armored output.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Procedural gnupg_setarmor() example

<?php
$res
= gnupg_init();
gnupg_setarmor($res,1); // enable armored output;
gnupg_setarmor($res,0); // disable armored output;
?>

Example #2 OO gnupg_setarmor() example

<?php
$gpg
= new gnupg();
$gpg->setarmor(1); // enable armored output;
$gpg->setarmor(0); // disable armored output;
?>
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jmgorena at gmail dot com
16 years ago
Take note that when ARMOR is set to OFF, the output will be BINARY. This is wanted for converting file data to a binary gpg format.

With the ARMOR set to ON, the output is ASCII. This might be used for messaging (email, IM, IRC, etc).

Example with Armor on:
-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux)

hQIOA+9JbyriNorZEAf/UuCyC0T80XffXVkmewfrRSvtsYbNSGZFvSr+32jJT2fs
...
...
=YJ4D
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----
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