Zziplib For Php

[IsaacSchlueter]

I'd like to accept and read zip file uploads at my site. Preferably, it would be great to be able to use the functions in the ZZipLib php library, described at http://us4.php.net/manual/en/ref.zip.php

 

However, I tested it out, and they're definitely not installed with php here at TCH. Any chance of getting this set up, or does anyone know of a way that I can configure the compile-time directives for php running on my site? (I'd be really surprised if you give your customers access to compile-time directives, as some of them can be highly unsafe, but maybe there's some other workaround?)

 

Alternatively, M-Zip could provide the same sort of functionality. However, then I'd need to know what command-line function could be used in order to unpack zip files. More info available at http://esurfers.com/m-zip/

 

The other option is really not an option at all, and that's to study the PKWare Zip whitepapers at http://www.pkware.com/products/enterprise/...rs/appnote.html and then read it as a raw binary file and do all the interpretation in the script file itself. (Talk about re-inventing the wheel!)

 

Thanks for any help you guys can provide

[borfast]

You can use PEAR's Archive_TAR or Archive_ZIP packages

Check them out here, under the "File System" category:

http://pear.php.net/packages.php

[IsaacSchlueter]

Cool, that seems to work!

 

For anyone else in this position, you need to go to http://cvs.php.net/pear/Archive_Zip/Zip.php

and dowload Zip.php. Then, include Zip.php in your script, and you can use the class.

 

Thanks, Raul!

[borfast]

No problem, glad it worked

[jgingras]

I know that this is an old post, but I can't seem to figure out how to use the ZipArchive class? What files does i need other than the Zip.php and PEAR.php that it calls? Please help!

[jgingras]

scrath that.. i figured it out..

[TCH-Bruce]

[jgingras]

ok.. the next problem. when I FTP the backup generated through an FTP program, ie. FileZilla, I can open the backup fine, but when I do it through DOS commands it doesn't work.

Here are the commands.

 

ftp -i -n -v -s:z <-- z is a file that contains the lines below.

 

open *IPAddress*

user *username* *password*

cd *location to get files from*

mget * <-- which gets all the files including the backups which works correctly.

disconnect

bye

 

 

It seems to work fine, it grabs all the files, but the zip files are corrupt somehow???

Edited November 7, 2006 by jgingras

[TCH-Bruce]

Try setting your file type to Binary before the mget command.

[jgingras]

Excellent! That worked great!

 

Thanks Again!

[TCH-Bruce]

Glad I could help.

[joe056]

I'm a bit confused here. I read elsewhere on the forum that the Pear stuff was already included on the servers. Is this true?

 

If it's not, do I install it, or should I get the support people to do it?

[TCH-Bruce]

Most modules are installed. If you find one that is missing you can open a help desk ticket and see if the techs will install it for you.