Re: create archive file in memory with zipArchive class

On 9 February 2010 16:47, Ryan Sun <ryansun81@gmail.com> wrote: > thanks, Richard, maybe you are right, the actual file name is not my job > I changed it to 'php://temp' but its still the same, nothing has been changed... > > On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Richard Quadling > <rquadling@googlemail.com> wrote: >> 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 >> > It looks like this isn't possible. -- ----- 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