add existing folder with content to zip php

Question

In php, I can create a zip file using:

$zip = new ZipArchive();
$zipname = "somename" . '.zip';
$zip->open($zipname, ZipArchive::CREATE | ZipArchive::OVERWRITE);

and add files to it with

$zip->addFile($pathtodir."filename.bla", "filenameinzip.bla");

or I can add a empty folder to it with:

$zip->addEmptyDir("foldername");

but, is there a way to add a folder which already exists and has sub-content to a zip file directly?

IMPORTANT: the solution in the other thread adds only files in the folder directly to zip, but not the folder itself. I want to keep the structure, meaning the folder should be in the zip file too, not only its sub-content. like:

zipname.zip/foldername/filenameinzip.bla

There are examples on how to do that in the comments of the add function: http://php.net/manual/en/ziparchive.addfile.php — Gerald Schneider, Dec 02 '15 at 08:39
Possible duplicate of [How to zip a whole folder using PHP](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4914750/how-to-zip-a-whole-folder-using-php) — Gerald Schneider, Dec 02 '15 at 08:40
@GeraldSchneider: I already read that before I wrote the question, but the answer in the thread adds files directly to the zip, without the folder itself. — yangsunny, Dec 02 '15 at 08:53

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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There is what you need :
1 - other ask in stackoverflow
2 - php documentation

edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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answered Dec 02 '15 at 08:39

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This should be a comment, not an answer. – Gerald Schneider Dec 02 '15 at 08:40
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Sorry, I can't write comment, I must have 50 rep. I have to delete it ? – ElFranchoute Dec 02 '15 at 08:41
both solutions add only files from the directory to zip, NOT the folder which the files are in. thats what I meant under "IMPORTANT" – yangsunny Dec 02 '15 at 08:56
Did you read the "User contribution" in this page http://php.net/manual/en/ziparchive.addemptydir.php ? – ElFranchoute Dec 02 '15 at 09:03

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