Download files as zip archive

Download files as zip archive

Some time we need to download some file (docs, images, pdf) as a zip or This code allow you to download all selected files as a zip.

Code:

<?php function createZip($post){ $error = ""; //error holder //$post = $_POST; $file_folder = "files/"; // folder contain tthe source files if(extension_loaded(zip)){ // Checking ZIP extension is available if(isset($post) and count($post) > 0){ // Checking files are selected $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 $error .= "* Sorry ZIP creation failed at this time<br/>"; } foreach($post as $file){ $zip->addFile($file_folder.$file); // Adding files into zip } $zip->close(); if(file_exists($zip_name)){ // push to download the zip header(Content-type: application/zip); header(Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=".$zip_name."); readfile($zip_name); // remove zip file is exists in temp path unlink($zip_name); } }else $error = "* Please select file to zip"; return $error; }else $error = "* You dont have ZIP extension"; return $error; } ?> <form method="post"> <input type="checkbox" name="files[]" value="flowers.jpg" /> <input type="submit" name="createpdf" value="Download as ZIP" /> <?php createZip($_POST[files]); ?></form>