How to create a zip file using PHP

Question

I am trying to save files from one folder to another. zip folder placed in different directory. And I have written the following codes:

archive.php

<?php
    $zip = new ZipArchive();
    $zip->open('example.zip',  ZipArchive::CREATE);
    $srcDir = "/home/sam/uploads/";
    $files= scandir($srcDir);
    //var_dump($files);
    unset($files[0],$files[1]);
    foreach ($files as $file) {
        $zip->addFile("{$file}");    
    }
    $zip->close();
?>

But sadly I am not able to create the .zip folder. Is there any step I missed?

Answer 1

$zip = new ZipArchive();

$DelFilePath="first.zip";

if(file_exists($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/TEST/".$DelFilePath)) {

        unlink ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/TEST/".$DelFilePath); 

}
if ($zip->open($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/TEST/".$DelFilePath, ZIPARCHIVE::CREATE) != TRUE) {
        die ("Could not open archive");
}
    $zip->addFile("file_path","file_name");

// close and save archive

$zip->close(); 

Here TEST is your project folder name.

You can define path as you want.