(PHP ActiveX) Example for the Zip AppendNewDir Function

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Note: The php_com_dotnet.dll may need to be enabled inside of php.ini.

<?php

$success = 0;

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

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

$zipPath = 'c:/temp/test.zip';

// Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
$zip->NewZip($zipPath);

// AddEmpty is used when you wish to add a directory or empty file to the zip
// such that when the zip is unzipped, the directory will be created
// even if it contains no files.

$dirFlag = 1;

$zip->AddEmpty($dirFlag,'dirA');
$zip->AddEmpty($dirFlag,'dirB');
$zip->AddEmpty($dirFlag,'dirC');

// Write the zip, which contains 3 empty directories: dirA, dirB, dirC.
$zip->FileName = $zipPath;
$success = $zip->WriteZipAndClose();
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Success.' . "\n";

?>