How to virus scan a TAR file in PHP

Got an influx of sketchy archive files that you need to vet? We have the perfect PHP-based solution for you. It’s fast, free, and sets up in minutes. Let’s dive in.

First up, install our virus scan API client via the command line of Composer.

composer require cloudmersive/cloudmersive_virusscan_api_client

OK, now that the client is installed, move on to calling our virus scan function, like so:

<?php
require_once(__DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php');
// Configure API key authorization: Apikey
$config = Swagger\Client\Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration()->setApiKey('Apikey', 'YOUR_API_KEY');
// Uncomment below to setup prefix (e.g. Bearer) for API key, if needed
// $config = Swagger\Client\Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration()->setApiKeyPrefix('Apikey', 'Bearer');
$apiInstance = new Swagger\Client\Api\ScanApi(
// If you want use custom http client, pass your client which implements `GuzzleHttp\ClientInterface`.
// This is optional, `GuzzleHttp\Client` will be used as default.
new GuzzleHttp\Client(),
$config
);
$input_file = "/path/to/file"; // \SplFileObject | Input file to perform the operation on.
try {
$result = $apiInstance->scanFile($input_file);
print_r($result);
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo 'Exception when calling ScanApi->scanFile: ', $e->getMessage(), PHP_EOL;
}
?>

Boom! We’re done! Yup, it’s seriously that simple. We have a ton of other useful APIs like this that are just as easy to set up, so go and take a gander.