php-file-watcher

Watch file or folder and execute code when something is changed inside

Demo

You can run the following command to see how the script works

php index.php FILE_OR_FOLDER_PATH

Basic usage

$watcher = new \ralfhortt\fswatcher\Watcher('FILE_OR_FOLDER_PATH_TO_WATCH', function ($event) {
    // Do whatever you want when file or folder is changed.
    if ($event->isAddition()){
        // File was added and file path will be $event->file
    } else if ($event->isModification()){
        // File was modified and file path will be $event->file
    }
});
$watcher->watch();

Advanced Usage

$watcher = new \ralfhortt\fswatcher\Watcher('FILE_OR_FOLDER_PATH_TO_WATCH', 'callback', [
    'watchInterval' => 5,
    'cacheChanges' => true
]);

Options

Option	Default value	Description
watchInterval	1	How often the file changes should be checked
cacheChanges	true	Gather file modifications in single check and trigger event once

Credits

• The code is written by Zura Sekhniashvili zurasekhniashvili@gmail.com
• I've repacked it as a composer package