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Create a WinZip/7-Zip compatible AES Encrypted Zip

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Creates a WinZip compatible AES-encrypted .zip archive

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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 = $zip->NewZip('/myZipDir/aes.zip');
if ($success != 1) {
    print $zip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Set properties to indicate that the Zip should be
// AES encrypted.

// A value of 4 indicates WinZip compatible AES encryption.
$zip->Encryption = 4;

// Key length can be 128, 192, or 256 bits.
$zip->EncryptKeyLength = 128;

// Set the password for AES encryption:
$zip->EncryptPassword = 'myPassword';

// Add a directory tree to be zipped.  (The files
// are not compressed at this point -- only references
// to the files and directories are added to the zip object.)
$recurse = 1;
$success = $zip->AppendFiles('c:/temp/a/*',$recurse);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $zip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Create the encrypted zip ("/myZipDir/aes.zip")
// The path of the zip is what was originally passed
// to the NewZip method (above).  
$success = $zip->WriteZipAndClose();
if ($success != 1) {
    print $zip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Created AES Encrypted Zip.' . "\n";

?>