PHP ActiveX

Extract a Single ZIP Entry While Preserving Its Stored Path

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This example demonstrates how to use the ZipEntry.Extract method to extract a single entry from a ZIP archive.

The example first creates a ZIP archive containing a text file. It then re-opens the ZIP, finds the entry, and extracts it to a base directory.

The Extract method uses the relative path stored within the ZIP entry. Any required subdirectories are created automatically beneath the specified base directory.

PHP ActiveX

<?php

$success = 0;

// ------------------------------------------------------------
// First create a sample ZIP archive containing a small text file.

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

$success = $zip->NewZip('c:/temp/sampleText.zip');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Add a small text file from memory.
$success = $zip->AddString('myApp/docs/hello.txt','Hello from a ZIP entry!','utf-8');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Write the ZIP archive to disk and close it.
$success = $zip->WriteZipAndClose();
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------
// Now open the ZIP archive we just created.

$zip2 = new COM("Chilkat.Zip");

$success = $zip2->OpenZip('c:/temp/sampleText.zip');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip2->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Find the entry by its stored ZIP path.
$entry = new COM("Chilkat.ZipEntry");

$success = $zip2->EntryOf('myApp/docs/hello.txt',$entry);

if ($success == 0) {
    print 'Entry not found.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Extract this single entry to the base directory:
// 
//     c:/temp/extracted
// 
// Because the entry's stored path is:
// 
//     myApp/docs/hello.txt
// 
// the file will be extracted to:
// 
//     qa_output/extracted/myApp/docs/hello.txt
// 
// The required subdirectories are created automatically.
$success = $entry->Extract('c:/temp/extracted');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $entry->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$zip2->CloseZip();

print 'Entry extracted successfully.' . "\n";

?>