How to create a zip file using PHP

Question

I am trying to save files from one folder to another. zip folder placed in different directory. And I have written the fol

Answer 1

Please see this below example:

 0){    // Checking files are selected
                $zip = new ZipArchive();            // Load zip library 
                $zip_name = time().".zip";          // Zip name
                if($zip->open($zip_name, ZIPARCHIVE::CREATE)!==TRUE){       // Opening zip file to load files
                    $error .=  "* Sorry ZIP creation failed at this time
";
                }
                foreach($post['files'] as $file){               
                    $zip->addFile($file_folder.$file);          // Adding files into zip
                }
                $zip->close();
                if(file_exists($zip_name)){
                    // push to download the zip
                    header('Content-type: application/zip');
                    header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="'.$zip_name.'"');
                    readfile($zip_name);
                    // remove zip file is exists in temp path
                    unlink($zip_name);
                }

            }else
                $error .= "* Please select file to zip 
";
        }else
            $error .= "* You dont have ZIP extension
";
    }
?>







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d.pdf