PHP Zip File Functions

This extension enables you to transparently read or write ZIP compressed archives and the files inside them.

The Zip files functions allows you to read ZIP files.

PHP: indicates the earliest version of PHP that supports the function.

Installation on Windows Systems

PHP 5+: Zip functions is not enabled by default, so the php_zip.dll and the ZZIPlib library must be downloaded from the link above. php_zip.dll must be enabled inside of php.ini.To enable any PHP extension, the PHP extension_dir setting (in the php.ini file) should be set to the directory where the PHP extensions are located. An example extension_dir value is c:\php\ext.

Installation on Linux Systems

PHP 5+: Zip functions and the Zip library is not enabled by default and must be downloaded from the links above. Use the --with-zip=DIR configure option to include Zip support.

PHP Zip File Functions

FunctionDescriptionPHP
zip_close()Closes a ZIP file4
zip_entry_close()Closes an entry in the ZIP file4
zip_entry_compressedsize()Returns the compressed size of an entry in the ZIP file4
zip_entry_compressionmethod()Returns the compression method of an entry in the ZIP file 4
zip_entry_filesize()Returns the actual file size of an entry in the ZIP file4
zip_entry_name()Returns the name of an entry in the ZIP file4
zip_entry_open()Opens an entry in the ZIP file for reading4
zip_entry_read()Reads from an open entry in the ZIP file4
zip_open()Opens a ZIP file4
zip_read()Reads the next entry in a ZIP file4