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Create a WinZip/7-Zip compatible AES Encrypted Zip

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Creates a WinZip compatible AES-encrypted .zip archive

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Zip;

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$zip = new Zip();

try {
    $zip->NewZip('/myZipDir/aes.zip');

    // Set properties to indicate that the Zip should be
    // AES encrypted.

    // A value of 4 indicates WinZip compatible AES encryption.
    $zip->Encryption = 4;

    // Key length can be 128, 192, or 256 bits.
    $zip->EncryptKeyLength = 128;

    // Set the password for AES encryption:
    $zip->EncryptPassword = 'myPassword';

    // Add a directory tree to be zipped.  (The files
    // are not compressed at this point -- only references
    // to the files and directories are added to the zip object.)
    $recurse = true;
    $zip->AppendFiles('c:/temp/a/*', $recurse);

    // Create the encrypted zip ("/myZipDir/aes.zip")
    // The path of the zip is what was originally passed
    // to the NewZip method (above).
    $zip->WriteZipAndClose();
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

echo "Created AES Encrypted Zip.\n";