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Unzip Selected Files from a Zip Archive

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Demonstrates how to iterate over the files contained within a .zip and unzip specific files.

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<?php

$success = 0;

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$zip = new COM("Chilkat.Zip");

$success = $zip->OpenZip('my_files.zip');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$unzipDir = '/temp/unzipDir';

// Get the number of files and directories in the .zip
$n = $zip->NumEntries;

$entry = new COM("Chilkat.ZipEntry");

$i = 0;
while ($i < $n) {

    $zip->EntryAt($i,$entry);
    if ($entry->IsDirectory == 0) {
        // (the filename may include a path)
        print $entry->FileName . "\n";

        // Your application may choose to unzip this entry
        // based on the filename.
        // If the entry should be unzipped, then call Extract(unzipDir)
        $success = $entry->Extract($unzipDir);
        if ($success == 0) {
            print $entry->LastErrorText . "\n";
            exit;
        }

    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}


?>