PHP Extension

Gzip a File

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Demonstrates how to create a .gz (gzipped file). PHP Extension

<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

$gzip = new CkGzip();

// This will create a .gz such that when ungzipped by a tool such as 7-Zip,
// it will create "qa_data/hamlet.xml".
$success = $gzip->CompressFile('qa_data/hamlet.xml','qa_output/hamlet.xml.gz');
if ($success == false) {
    print $gzip->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Call CompressFile2 to explicitly specify the ungzip path
// For example, this will create a .gz such that when ungzipped by a tool such as 7-Zip,
// it will create "hamlet.xml".
$embeddedExtractPath = 'hamlet.xml';
$success = $gzip->CompressFile2('qa_data/hamlet.xml',$embeddedExtractPath,'qa_output/hamlet2.xml.gz');
if ($success == false) {
    print $gzip->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Success.' . "\n";

?>