Exploring how to efficiently unzip files using PHP code offers versatility and convenience. Let’s delve into a concise and effective approach to harness PHP’s capabilities for seamless file extraction.

Use the following code to unzip the zip file using php code:

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<?php
function unzip($location,$newLocation){
if(exec("unzip $location",$arr)){
mkdir($newLocation);
chmod($newLocation,0777);
for($i = 1;$i&lt; count($arr);$i++){
$file = trim(preg_replace("~inflating: ~","",$arr[$i]));
chmod($file,0777);
copy($file,$newLocation.'/'.$file);
//
unlink($file);
}
return TRUE;
}else{
return FALSE;
}
}
?>
//Use the code as following:
<?php

if(unzip('zip-file.zip','unZipFile'))
echo 'Success!';
else
echo 'Error';
?>

Unzipping files through PHP simplifies the process, enabling dynamic file management. With this efficient PHP code, file extraction becomes a seamless task, enhancing the versatility of your web applications.

Categories: PHP Code

1 Comment

srinivas tamada · November 17, 2009 at 6:59 am

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