PHP Zip File
Functions
PHP Zip File Introduction
Zip File functions allow you to read compressed files.
Installation
To run Zip File functions on your server, you must install these libraries:
Guido Draheim's ZZIPlib library: Download ZZIPlib library
Zip PELC extension: Download Zip PELC extension
Installation on Linux Systems
PHP 5+: Zip functions and Zip library are not enabled by default and must be downloaded from the links above. Use the --with-zip=DIR configuration option to include Zip support.
Installation on Windows Systems
PHP 5+: Zip functions are not enabled by default and you must download php_zip.dll and ZZIPlib library from the links above. You must enable php_zip.dll in php.ini.
To enable any PHP extension, the PHP extension_dir setting (in the php.ini file) should be set to the directory where the PHP extensions are located. For example, the extension_dir value might be c:\php\ext.
PHP Zip File Functions
PHP: Indicates the earliest PHP version that supports the function.
Function | Description | PHP |
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zip_close() | Closes a ZIP file. | 4 |
zip_entry_close() | Closes an entry in the ZIP file. | 4 |
zip_entry_compressedsize() | Returns the compressed size of an entry in the ZIP file. | 4 |
zip_entry_compressionmethod() | Returns the compression method of an entry in the ZIP file. | 4 |
zip_entry_filesize() | Returns the actual file size of an entry in the ZIP file. | 4 |
zip_entry_name() | Returns the name of an entry in the ZIP file. | 4 |
zip_entry_open() | Opens an entry in the ZIP file for reading. | 4 |
zip_entry_read() | Reads from an open entry in the ZIP file. | 4 |
zip_open() | Opens a ZIP file. | 4 |
zip_read() | Reads the next entry in the ZIP file. | 4 |
PHP Zip File Constants
None.