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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

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

$zip = new CkZip();

$success = $zip->NewZip('/myZipDir/aes.zip');
if ($success != true) {
    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->put_Encryption(4);

// Key length can be 128, 192, or 256 bits.
$zip->put_EncryptKeyLength(128);

// Set the password for AES encryption:
$zip->put_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 = true;
$success = $zip->AppendFiles('c:/temp/a/*',$recurse);
if ($success != true) {
    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 != true) {
    print $zip->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

?>