PHP ActiveX Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Zip One File

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Zip a single file. PHP ActiveX

<?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 = $zip->NewZip('test.zip');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  In this example, the file we wish to zip is /temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt

//  Add a reference to a single file by calling AddFile
//  Note: You may use either forward or backward slashes.
$saveExtraPath = 0;
$success = $zip->AddFile('/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt',$saveExtraPath);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

//  A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
print 'Zip Created!' . "\n";

//  Perhaps you want to include a path in the .zip such that when unzipping, a sub-directory
//  is automatically created and the file unzipped into it.  Use PathPrefix:

//  (We'll skip checking the success/failure return value.)

//  Set a PathPrefix to get the relative path you want:
//  The .zip will contain this entry: "myApp/HelloWorld123.txt";
$success = $zip->NewZip('test2.zip');
$zip->PathPrefix = 'myApp/';
$success = $zip->AddFile('/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt',$saveExtraPath);
$success = $zip->WriteZipAndClose();

?>