Be aware when use on filesystem without xattr support, it returns true. (Bug reported)(PECL xattr >= 0.9.0)
xattr_set — Set an extended attribute
This function sets the value of an extended attribute of a file.
Erweiterte Eigenschaften haben zwei
verschiedene Namensräume: den User- und den Root-Namensraum. Der
User-Namensraum steht allen Benutzern zur Verfügung, während der
Root-Namensraum nur Benutzern mit Root-Rechten zur Verfügung steht. xattr
operiert standardmäßig im User-Namensraum, aber das können Sie mit dem
Parameter flags ändern.
filenameThe file in which we set the attribute.
name
       The name of the extended attribute. This attribute will be created if 
       it doesn't exist or replaced otherwise. You can change this behaviour 
       by using the flags parameter.
      
valueThe value of the attribute.
flags
| XATTR_CREATE | Function will fail if extended attribute already exists. | 
| XATTR_REPLACE | Function will fail if extended attribute doesn't exist. | 
| XATTR_DONTFOLLOW | Do not follow the symbolic link but operate on symbolic link itself. | 
| XATTR_ROOT | Set attribute in root (trusted) namespace. Requires root privileges. | 
Beispiel #1 Sets extended attributes on .wav file
<?php
$file = 'my_favourite_song.wav';
xattr_set($file, 'Artist', 'Someone');
xattr_set($file, 'My ranking', 'Good');
xattr_set($file, 'Listen count', '34');
/* ... other code ... */
printf("You've played this song %d times", xattr_get($file, 'Listen count')); 
?>Be aware when use on filesystem without xattr support, it returns true. (Bug reported)