zipArchive problems...

[bobcooper]

Hi there,

 

I'm trying to create a zip file from an array of images that are posted from a form using the following code:

<?php 
	$shortlist = $_POST['shortlist'];
	$dir = $_POST['imageDir'];

	$imageDir = $dir;
	$imageArr = array();
	$imageArr = preg_split('/\r\n|\r|\n/', $_POST['shortlist']);
	array_shift($imageArr);
	
	/*
	foreach ($imageArr as &$value) {
		$value = rtrim($value);
    	$value = $imageDir . "/" . $value;
    }
    */
    $imageTotal = count($imageArr);
    
    
		$zip = new ZipArchive(); // Load zip library
		$zip_name = time().".zip"; // Zip name
		if($zip->open($zip_name, ZIPARCHIVE::CREATE)!==TRUE) {
			// Opening zip file to load files
			echo "* Sorry ZIP creation failed at this time";
		} else {
			echo"zip created";
			chmod($zip_name, 0755);
			
			foreach($imageArr as $file) {
				$hostedFile = $imageDir . '/' . $file;
				echo '<img src="' . $hostedFile . '" />';
				$zip->addFile($hostedFile,$file);
			}
			$close = $zip->close();
			if ($close) {   
				echo 'File Closed';
    		} else {
    			echo 'fail!!';
    		}
			echo 'Download these images as a <a href="'.$zip_name.'">ZIP file</a>.\n';
		}
		

    
?>

The php file is in a separate folder e.g. www.website.com/php/zip-test.php to the images folder as I want to be able to re-use it for other folders.

 

I get as far as adding the files to the zip but when I try to close the zip it fails. The only thing I can think is that the $hostedFile is a relative link, e.g. /images/image1.jpg rather than http://www.website.com/images/image1.jpg so it's not finding the image to add to the zip

 

So I tried adding the full website path to the image but it still does not work. The image is displaying fine when I echo it as an image, it just doesn't add to the zip.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

 

Bob

[CroNiX]

Try using a full system filepath (not url) to the image. '/home/user/www/images/imagename.jpg' or whatever the full path is.

[bobcooper]

Hi,

 

Thanks for your reply, I've tried adding $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] to the $imageDir but it still does not work and it also does not echo the images either.

 

Bob