# rpm_open

(PECL rpmreader:0.1-0.3)

rpm_open — Opens an RPM file

### Description

resource rpm_open ( string `$filename` )

rpm_open() will open an RPM file and will determine if the file is a valid RPM file.

### Parameters

`filename`

  The filename of the RPM file you wish to open.

### Return Values

If the open succeeds, then rpm_open() will return a file pointer resource to the newly opened file. On error, the function will return `FALSE`.

### Examples

Example#1 rpm_open() example

`<?php
$file = "/path/to/file.rpm";
$rpmr = rpm_open($file);
rpm_close($rpmr);
?>`

### See Also

- rpm_close()