Zip One File

Zip a single file.

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use chilkat();

$zip = new chilkat::CkZip();

#  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
$success = $zip->UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $zip->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $zip->NewZip("test.zip");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $zip->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

#  In this example, the file we wish to zip is c:/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt

#  Add a reference to a single file by calling AppendOneFileOrDir
#  Note: You may use either forward or backward slashes.
$saveExtraPath = 0;
$success = $zip->AppendOneFileOrDir("c:/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",$saveExtraPath);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $zip->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $zip->WriteZipAndClose();
if ($success != 1) {
    print $zip->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

#  A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
print "Zip Created!" . "\n";

#  Perhaps you want to include a path in the .zip such that when unzipping, a sub-directory
#  is automatically created and the file unzipped into it.  Use PathPrefix:

#  (We'll skip checking the success/failure return value.)

#  Set a PathPrefix to get the relative path you want:
#  The .zip will contain this entry: "myApp/HelloWorld123.txt"
$success = $zip->NewZip("test2.zip");
$zip->put_PathPrefix("myApp/");
$success = $zip->AppendOneFileOrDir("c:/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",$saveExtraPath);
$success = $zip->WriteZipAndClose();