Root Fields

Fields of the torrent file that are not parts of the info dictionary. By changing these fields you’re not creating a separate torrent file (not changing infohash). All fields can be unset by passing null.

Announce

The URL of the tracker. string.

<?php
$torrent->setAnnounce('udp://example.com/announce');
$announce = $torrent->getAnnounce();

Announce List

Note

BEP-12 Multitracker Metadata Extension

Changed in version 3.0: AnnounceList object is returned instead of array of arrays

A list of lists of tracker URLs. See the type section for acceptable formats.

<?php
// accepts AnnounceList objects or iterables of valid structure
//      (same as AnnounceList::fromIterable())
$torrent->setAnnounceList([['udp://example.com/announce']]);
// get Announce List as AnnounceList object
$torrent->getAnnounceList();
// get Announce List as array
$torrent->getAnnounceList()->toArray();

Comment

Optional description. string.

<?php
$torrent->setComment('My Torrent');
$comment = $torrent->getComment();

Created By

Optional info about the creator. string.

<?php
$torrent->setCreatedBy('Me');
$createdBy = $torrent->getCreatedBy();

Creation Date

Changed in version 3.0: DateTimeImmutable is returned instead of int

Optional info about the creation date. DateTimeImmutable.

<?php
// set by DateTime or DateTimeImmutable
$torrent->setCreationDate(new DateTime('now'));
// set by int timestamp
$torrent->setCreationDate(time());
// get DateTimeImmutable object
$creationDate = $torrent->getCreationDate();
// get int timestamp
$creationDate = $torrent->getCreationDate()->getTimestamp();

Http Seeds

Note

BEP-17 HTTP Seeding

A list of HTTP seeding URLs. See the type section for acceptable formats.

<?php
// accepts UriList objects or iterables of valid structure
//      (same as UriList::fromIterable())
$torrent->setHttpSeeds(['udp://example.com/seed']);
// get Http Seeds as UriList object
$torrent->getHttpSeeds();
// get Http Seeds as array
$torrent->getHttpSeeds()->toArray();

Nodes

Note

BEP-5 DHT Protocol

A list of DHT nodes. See the type section for acceptable formats.

<?php
// accepts NodeList objects or iterables of valid structure
//      (same as NodeList::fromIterable())
$torrent->setNodes(['udp://example.com/seed']);
// get Url List as UriList object
$torrent->getNodes();
// get Url List as array
$torrent->getNodes()->toArray();

Url List

Note

BEP-19 WebSeed - HTTP/FTP Seeding

A list of webseed URLs. See the type section for acceptable formats.

<?php
// accepts UriList objects or iterables of valid structure
//      (same as UriList::fromIterable())
$torrent->setUrlList(['udp://example.com/seed']);
// get Url List as UriList object
$torrent->setUrlList();
// get Url List as array
$torrent->setUrlList()->toArray();