create zip file inside a folder but without folder inside that zip

Question

$File = "images/files.txt";

$zip = new ZipArchive();
$filename = "./images/files.zip";

if ($zip->open($filename, ZipArchive::CREATE)!==TRUE) {
exit("cannot open <$filename>\n");
}

$zip->addFile("$File");
$zip->close();

This code creates a files.zip file inside 'images' folder, if I open that zip file, 'images' folder is there too. I don't want folder 'images' to be there. But only the 'files.txt' file(located inside images folder) needs to be there.

Files structure:

zip.php
images
- files.txt

How can I do that?

opendir() to be located in `images` and then use $filename only for files.zip — Royal Bg, Jul 12 '13 at 09:54
I've tested your code. It works as expected. No image folder inside that zip — hek2mgl, Jul 12 '13 at 09:55
Possible duplicate of this question: [php-creating-zips-without-path-to-files-inside-the-zip](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3993105/php-creating-zips-without-path-to-files-inside-the-zip?rq=1) — , Jul 12 '13 at 09:55
@hek2mgl yes, but the folder 'images' will be inside that zip too and I don't want that — red one, Jul 12 '13 at 10:02
Well, there's a whole topic posted here. Maybe better solution than mine. But if you insist I will try to code my solution — Royal Bg, Jul 12 '13 at 10:05
@RoyalBg that opendir() stuff is bollocks (and not helpful, srry) — hek2mgl, Jul 12 '13 at 10:06
@redone remove the existing zip from filesystem. I guess if you run the script again the zip will not being created. That's because `zip->open()` will create only a temporary archive. The real work is done by `zip->close()`. If `close()` fails, the temporary zip will be removed, if it succeeds it will be renamed to it's final name. Check the return value of `close()` — hek2mgl, Jul 12 '13 at 10:08
@hek2mgl I have 'files.txt' inside 'images' folder, that's why it's happening. — red one, Jul 12 '13 at 10:26
Maybe you posted here not exactly the same code that you have? Because (as said @hek2mgl) this code is working fine. — Michael Sivolobov, Jul 12 '13 at 10:40
one question for you guys.. how can I add multiple files in that zip? — red one, Jul 12 '13 at 16:14

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 12 '13 at 10:42

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@hek2mgl I have 'files.txt' inside 'images' folder, that's why it's happening

Then your code will not work at all as the path to $File is wrong. Use this:

$File = "images/files.txt";

$zip = new ZipArchive();
$filename = "./images/files.zip";

if ($zip->open($filename, ZipArchive::CREATE)!==TRUE) {
exit("cannot open <$filename>\n");
}

// use the second parameter of addFile(). It will give the file
// a new name inside the archive. basename() returns the filename
// from a given path
$zip->addFile("$File", basename($File));

if(!$zip->close()) {
    die('failed to create archive');
}

answered Jul 12 '13 at 10:42

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Sorry, that's the directory I'm giving to $File and it's not working – red one Jul 12 '13 at 10:44
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@redone so what now? have you tested **my** example? **my** example means, copy the code from my answer and execute it - **unchanged**! – hek2mgl Jul 12 '13 at 10:51

create zip file inside a folder but without folder inside that zip

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