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I sell songs hosted in S3. People select them and they can download, but if they buy the entire CD, they can download it as a zip file. The problem is that i have to create the zip file on the fly, which is very slow. I am using the Zip Library, adding files from string with file get contents and after that (which may take its time), the user client stars the download, which is a lot of time. Is there another way to provide it faster, maybe with some other libraries?

acasla
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    Do you not have enough storage to store a zipped version of the album along with the unzipped? – Rob Jan 03 '13 at 03:51
  • this is an incredible solution, that solves the speed problems http://www.w2lessons.com/2012/01/fast-zipping-in-amazon-s3.html – Ankan-Zerob Jul 29 '14 at 08:52

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Create the zip file once, preferably when you put together the tracks, and upload it along with the individual tracks. No need to overcomplicate things.

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Here are some helpful links that may provide some insight as to how to do this better:

Use php to zip large files

LAMP: How to create .Zip of large files for the user on the fly, without disk/CPU thrashing

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