Fatal error: Class 'ZipArchive' not found in

Question

hi friends,

I have a problem that I install 'Archive_Zip 0.1.1' on Linux server, but when I try to run the script to create the zip file it gives the fatal error "Fatal error: Class 'ZipArchive' not found in ---" where I put the code

$zip = new ZipArchive;
var_dump($zip);
$res = $zip->open($filename, ZipArchive::OVERWRITE);
if($res !== TRUE){
    echo 'Error: Unable to create zip file';
    exit;
}
if(is_file($src)){
    $zip->addFile($src);
}else{
    //echo "<br>".dirname(__FILE__).$src;//'/install1';
    if(!is_dir($src)){
         $zip->close();
         @unlink($filename);
         echo 'Error: File not found';
         exit;
    }
    recurse_zip($src,$zip,$path_length);
}
$zip->close();
echo "<br>file name ".$filename;

but it not found the class file.

Please tell me the solution what should I do to resolve the problem. I also put php.ini file to the folder where script is, but it does not work.

Answer 1

For the ZipArchive class to be present, PHP needs to have the zip extension installed.

See this page for installation instructions.

Answer 2

1) You should require your file with ZipArchive file.

require 'path/to/file/ZipArchive.php';

2) Or use __autoload method of class. In PHP 5 it is a greate method __autoload().

function __autoload($class_name) {
    require_once $class_name . '.php';
}

$obj  = new MyClass1(); // creating an object without require.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.autoload.php

Answer 3

You also need to compile PHP with zip support. The manual says the following:

In order to use these functions you must compile PHP with zip support by using the --enable-zip configure option.

It's not enough to simply install the correct extensions on the server. Have a look at the installation instructions link Pekka posted earlier. My answer is just a clarification of his.