$files->zip() method

Creates a ZIP file

Example

// Create zip of all files in directory $dir to file $zip
$dir = $config->paths->cache . "my-files/";
$zip = $config->paths->cache . "my-file.zip";
$result = $files->zip($zip, $dir);

echo "<h3>These files were added to the ZIP:</h3>";
foreach($result['files'] as $file) {
  echo "<li>" $sanitizer->entities($file) . "</li>";
}

if(count($result['errors'])) {
  echo "<h3>There were errors:</h3>";
  foreach($result['errors'] as $error) {
    echo "<li>" . $sanitizer->entities($error) . "</li>";
  }
}

Usage

// basic usage
$array = $files->zip(string $zipfile, $files);

// usage with all arguments
$array = $files->zip(string $zipfile, $files, array $options = []);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
zipfilestring

Full path and filename to create or update (i.e. /path/to/myfile.zip)

filesarray, string

Array of files to add (full path and filename), or directory (string) to add. If given a directory, it will recursively add everything in that directory.

options (optional)array

Associative array of options to modify default behavior:

  • allowHidden (boolean or array): allow hidden files? May be boolean, or array of hidden files (basenames) you allow. (default=false) Note that if you actually specify a hidden file in your $files argument, then that overrides this.
  • allowEmptyDirs (boolean): allow empty directories in the ZIP file? (default=true)
  • overwrite (boolean): Replaces ZIP file if already present (rather than adding to it) (default=false)
  • maxDepth (int): Max dir depth 0 for no limit (default=0). Specify 1 to stay only in dirs listed in $files.
  • exclude (array): Files or directories to exclude
  • dir (string): Directory name to prepend to added files in the ZIP

Return value

array

Returns associative array of:

  • files (array): all files that were added
  • errors (array): files that failed to add, if any

Exceptions

Method can throw exceptions on error:

  • WireException - Original ZIP file creation error conditions result in WireException being thrown.

See Also


$files methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.236

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