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64<h1>Zip Encoding Class</h1>
admine334c472006-10-21 19:44:22 +0000[diff] [blame]65<p>Code Igniter's Zip Encoding Class classes permit you to create Zip archives. Archives can be downloaded to your
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admin70d553b2006-10-01 19:20:24 +0000[diff] [blame]69<h2>Initializing the Class</h2>
70<p>Like most other classes in Code Igniter, the Zip class is initialized in your controller using the <dfn>$this->load->library</dfn> function:</p>
71
72<code>$this->load->library('zip');</code>
admine95014f2006-10-01 21:44:52 +0000[diff] [blame]73<p>Once loaded, the Zip library object will be available using: <dfn>$this->zip</dfn></p>
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admin70d553b2006-10-01 19:20:24 +0000[diff] [blame]75
admine95014f2006-10-01 21:44:52 +0000[diff] [blame]76<h2>Usage Example</h2>
admin70d553b2006-10-01 19:20:24 +0000[diff] [blame]77
admine95014f2006-10-01 21:44:52 +0000[diff] [blame]78<p>This example demonstrates how to compress a file, save it to a folder on your server, and download it to your desktop.</p>
79
80<code>
81$name = 'mydata1.txt';<br />
82$data = 'A Data String!';<br />
83<br />
84$this->zip->add_data($name, $data);<br />
85<br />
86// Write the zip file to a folder on your server. Name it "my_backup.zip"<br />
87$this->zip->archive('/path/to/directory/my_backup.zip');
88<br /><br />
89 // Download the file to your desktop. Name it "my_backup.zip"<br />
90$this->zip->download('my_backup.zip');
91</code>
92
admin78ce3cc2006-10-02 02:58:03 +0000[diff] [blame]93<h1>Function Reference</h1>
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95<h2>$this->zip->add_data()</h2>
96
97<p>Permits you to add data to the Zip archive. The first parameter must contain the name you would like
admin9f8243b2006-10-23 20:00:15 +0000[diff] [blame^]98given to the file, the second parameter must contain the file data as a string:</p>
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100<code>
101$name = 'my_bio.txt';<br />
102$data = 'I was born in an elevator...';<br />
103<br />
104$this->zip->add_data($name, $data);
105</code>
106
admin9f8243b2006-10-23 20:00:15 +0000[diff] [blame^]107<p>You are allowed multiple calls to this function in order to
admine95014f2006-10-01 21:44:52 +0000[diff] [blame]108add several files to your archive. Example:</p>
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110<code>
111$name = 'mydata1.txt';<br />
112$data = 'A Data String!';<br />
113$this->zip->add_data($name, $data);<br />
114<br />
115$name = 'mydata2.txt';<br />
116$data = 'Another Data String!';<br />
117$this->zip->add_data($name, $data);<br />
admin70d553b2006-10-01 19:20:24 +0000[diff] [blame]118</code>
119
admine95014f2006-10-01 21:44:52 +0000[diff] [blame]120<p>Or you can pass multiple files using an array:</p>
admin70d553b2006-10-01 19:20:24 +0000[diff] [blame]121
admin73fbde22006-10-01 19:26:15 +0000[diff] [blame]122<code>
123$data = array(<br />
admine95014f2006-10-01 21:44:52 +0000[diff] [blame]124&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'mydata1.txt' => 'A Data String!',<br />
admin9f8243b2006-10-23 20:00:15 +0000[diff] [blame^]125&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'mydata2.txt' => 'Another Data String!'<br />
admin73fbde22006-10-01 19:26:15 +0000[diff] [blame]126&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;);<br />
127<br />
128$this->zip->add_data($data);<br />
129<br />
admine95014f2006-10-01 21:44:52 +0000[diff] [blame]130$this->zip->download('my_backup.zip');
admin73fbde22006-10-01 19:26:15 +0000[diff] [blame]131</code>
admina59c2a12006-10-01 19:02:11 +0000[diff] [blame]132
admine95014f2006-10-01 21:44:52 +0000[diff] [blame]133<p>If you would like your compressed data organized into sub-folders, include the path as part of the filename:</p>
134
135<code>
136$name = '<kbd>personal/</kbd>my_bio.txt';<br />
137$data = 'I was born in an elevator...';<br />
138<br />
139$this->zip->add_data($name, $data);
140</code>
141
142<p>The above example will place <dfn>my_bio.txt</dfn> inside a folder called <kbd>personal</kbd>.</p>
143
144
145<h2>$this->zip->add_dir()</h2>
146
147<p>Permits you to add a directory. Usually this function is unnecessary since you can place your data into folders when
148using <dfn>$this->zip->add_data()</dfn>, but if you would like to create an empty folder you can do so. Example:</p>
149
150<code>$this->zip->add_dir('myfolder'); // Creates a folder called "myfolder"</code>
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154<h2>$this->zip->read_file()</h2>
155
156<p>Permits you to compress a file that already exists somewhere on your server. Supply a file path and the zip class will
157read it and add it to the archive:</p>
158
159<code>
160$path = '/path/to/photo.jpg';<br /><br />
161$this->zip->read_file($path);
162<br /><br />
163 // Download the file to your desktop. Name it "my_backup.zip"<br />
164$this->zip->download('my_backup.zip');
165</code>
166
167<p>If you would like the Zip archive to maintain the directory structure the file is in, pass <kbd>TRUE</kbd> (boolean) in the
168second parameter. Example:
169
170
171<code>
172$path = '/path/to/photo.jpg';<br /><br />
173$this->zip->read_file($path, <kbd>TRUE</kbd>);
174<br /><br />
175 // Download the file to your desktop. Name it "my_backup.zip"<br />
176$this->zip->download('my_backup.zip');
177</code>
178
179<p>In the above example, <dfn>photo.jpg</dfn> will be placed inside two folders: <kbd>path/to/</kbd></p>
180
181
182
183<h2>$this->zip->read_dir()</h2>
184
185<p>Permits you to compress a folder (and its contents) that already exists somewhere on your server. Supply a file path to the
186directory and the zip class will recursively read it and recreate it as a Zip archive. All files contained within the
187supplied path will be encodes, as will any sub-folders contained within it. Example:</p>
188
189<code>
190$path = '/path/to/your/directory/';<br /><br />
191$this->zip->read_dir($path);
192<br /><br />
193 // Download the file to your desktop. Name it "my_backup.zip"<br />
194$this->zip->download('my_backup.zip');
195</code>
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199
admine95014f2006-10-01 21:44:52 +0000[diff] [blame]200<h2>$this->zip->archive()</h2>
201
202<p>Writes the Zip-encoded file to a directory on your server. Submit a valid server path ending in the file name. Make sure the
203directory is writable (666 or 777 is usually OK). Example:</p>
204
205<code>$this->zip->archive('/path/to/folder/myarchive.zip'); // Creates a file named myarchive.zip</code>
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207
208<h2>$this->zip->download()</h2>
209
210<p>Causes the Zip file to be downloaded to your server. The function must be passed the name you would like the zip file called.
211Example:</p>
212
213<code>$this->zip->download('latest_stuff.zip'); // File will be named "latest_stuff.zip"</code>
214
215<p class="important"><strong>Note:</strong>&nbsp; Do not display any data in the controller in which you call this function since it sends various server headers
216that cause the download to happen and the file to be treated as binary.</p>
217
218
219<h2>$this->zip->get_zip()</h2>
220
221<p>Returns the Zip-compressed file data. Generally you will not need this function unless you want to do something unique with the data.
222Example:</p>
223
224<code>
225$name = 'my_bio.txt';<br />
226$data = 'I was born in an elevator...';<br />
227<br />
228$this->zip->add_data($name, $data);<br /><br />
229
230$zip_file = $this->zip->get_zip();
231</code>
232
233
234<h2>$this->zip->clear_data()</h2>
235
236<p>The Zip class caches your zip data so that it doesn't need to recompile the Zip archive for each function you use above.
237If, however, you need to create multiple Zips, each with different data, you can clear the cache between calls. Example:</p>
238
239<code>
240$name = 'my_bio.txt';<br />
241$data = 'I was born in an elevator...';<br />
242<br />
243$this->zip->add_data($name, $data);<br />
244$zip_file = $this->zip->get_zip();<br />
245<br />
246<kbd>$this->zip->clear_data();</kbd>
247<br /><br />
248
249$name = 'photo.jpg';<br />
admin9f8243b2006-10-23 20:00:15 +0000[diff] [blame^]250$this->zip->read_file("/path/to/photo.jpg"); // Read the file's contents<br />
admine95014f2006-10-01 21:44:52 +0000[diff] [blame]251<br /><br />
252$this->zip->download('myphotos.zip');
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