Zip a Directory Tree

Demonstrates how to zip an entire directory tree into a .zip archive.

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<?php

$zip = new COM("Chilkat.Zip2");

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

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

//  Append a directory tree.  The call to AppendFiles does
//  not read the file contents or append them to the zip
//  object in memory.  It simply appends references
//  to the files so that when WriteZip or WriteZipAndClose
//  is called, the referenced files are streamed and compressed
//  into the .zip output file.

$recurse = true;
$success = $zip->AppendFiles('c:/temp/a/*',$recurse);
if ($success != true) {
    print $zip->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

print 'Zip Created!' . "\n";
?>