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# Archive_Tar::Archive_Tar()

Archive_Tar::Archive_Tar() -- constructor

## Synopsis

    require_once 'Archive/Tar.php';

``void Archive_Tar` (string $tarname [, mixed $compress = `NULL`])`

## Description

The constructor declares a new Archive_Tar object, identifying it by the name of the tar file.

## Parameter

- `string $tarname` - the name of the tar archive to work with

- `mixed $compress` - if `TRUE`, indicates that the archive is compressed (using gzip). if `NULL` the archive is not compressed, if 'gz' or 'bz2', indicates that the archive is compressed with gzip or bz2. For compatibility reason the boolean value `TRUE` means 'gz'.

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