download multiple files as zip in php

Question

How to download multiple files as zip in php?

Answer 1

ZipArchive

Answer 2

You can use the ZipArchive class to create a ZIP file and stream it to the client. Something like:

$files = array('readme.txt', 'test.html', 'image.gif');
$zip = new ZipFile;
$zip->open('file.zip', ZipArchive::CREATE);
foreach ($files as $file) {
  $zip->addFile($file);
}
$zip->close();

and to stream it:

header('Content-Type: application/zip');
header('Content-disposition: attachment; filename=filename.zip');
header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($zipfilename));
readfile($zipname);

The second line forces the browser to present a download box to the user and prompts the name filename.zip. The third line is optional but certain (mainly older) browsers have issues in certain cases without the content size being specified.

Answer 3

Create a zip file, then download the file, by setting the header, read the zip contents and output the file.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ziparchive-addfile.php

http://php.net/manual/en/function.header.php

Answer 4

You can use the xip.lib.php Class lib. zip.lib.php For example , refer to this article