ZipArchive::addFromString

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL zip >= 1.1.0)

ZipArchive::addFromStringAdd a file to a ZIP archive using its contents

Description

public ZipArchive::addFromString(string $name, string $content, int $flags = ZipArchive::FL_OVERWRITE): bool

Add a file to a ZIP archive using its contents.

Note: For maximum portability, it is recommended to always use forward slashes (/) as directory separator in ZIP filenames.

Parameters

name

The name of the entry to create.

content

The contents to use to create the entry. It is used in a binary safe mode.

flags

Bitmask consisting of ZipArchive::FL_OVERWRITE, ZipArchive::FL_ENC_GUESS, ZipArchive::FL_ENC_UTF_8, ZipArchive::FL_ENC_CP437. The behaviour of these constants is described on the ZIP constants page.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 / 1.18.0 flags was added.

Examples

Example #1 Add an entry to a new archive

<?php
$zip 
= new ZipArchive;
$res $zip->open('test.zip'ZipArchive::CREATE);
if (
$res === TRUE) {
    
$zip->addFromString('test.txt''file content goes here');
    
$zip->close();
    echo 
'ok';
} else {
    echo 
'failed';
}
?>

Example #2 Add file to a directory inside an archive

<?php
$zip 
= new ZipArchive;
if (
$zip->open('test.zip') === TRUE) {
    
$zip->addFromString('dir/test.txt''file content goes here');
    
$zip->close();
    echo 
'ok';
} else {
    echo 
'failed';
}
?>

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