Re: create archive file in memory with zipArchive class

On 9 February 2010 15:42, Ryan Sun <ryansun81@gmail.com> wrote: > I want to generate credential zip file for user on the fly with > zipArchive and render it for download, so I created following code > --------------------------------------------------------- > $zip = new ZipArchive(); > $filename = '/tmp/xxx.zip'; > if ($zip->open($filename, ZIPARCHIVE::CREATE)!==TRUE) { >      throw new Exception(); > } > if($zip) > { >     $zip->addFromString('xxx.xx', $fileString); > } > $zip->close(); > $fileString = file_get_contents($filename); > unlink($filename); > > $this->getResponse()->setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/zip'); > > $this->getResponse()->setHeader('Content-Disposition','attachment;filename=xxx.zip'); > $this->getResponse()->setBody($fileString); > ----------------------------------------------------- > it works, but I think creating the file in memory is a better > approach, so I changed the 2nd lineI(using php 5.2.0) to > $filename = 'php://temp/xxx.zip'; > then the php just won't archive the file and the file downloaded is > just a plain text file. > > so > question 1, how to create zip Archive file in memory on the fly and > download it (I don't have to save it on disk)? > question 2, if there is no way to create in memory, is it safe to just > unlink() the file? > > thanks in advance. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > According to http://docs.php.net/manual/en/wrappers.php.php, it looks like you should be using ... $filename = 'php://temp'; That's it. The actual file name is not your job. -- ----- Richard Quadling "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" EE : http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_248814.html EE4Free : http://www.experts-exchange.com/becomeAnExpert.jsp Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling