Extract .zip files using PHP [closed]

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How can I extract .zip (100%), using PHP?

Answer 1

If you have zziplib installed, you can use this code:

<?php
$zip = new ZipArchive;
if ($zip->open('test.zip') === TRUE) {
  $zip->extractTo('/my/destination/dir/');
  $zip->close();
  echo 'ok';
} else {
  echo 'failed';
}
?>

Make sure the user executing php (usually nobody, apache or httpd) have writing privileges on destination dir.

Answer 2

Use the Zip API. The algorithm for this is:

1. Open file with zip_open
2. Read directory entry with zip_read; if false goto step 8
3. Get the name with zip_entry_name
4. Open the entry with zip_entry_open
5. Get the data with zip_entry_read, and store how & where you want
6. Close the entry with zip_entry_close
7. Goto step 2
8. Close file with zip_close

Hope this helps,

Phil Lello