hy developers, i want to download multiple files as a zip, but i keep getting errors
below is the code i have tried
public function multiple($id){
$files = documents::where('claim_id', $id)->get();
if ($files != '') {
$filepath = storage_path('app/Documents/');
foreach($files as $file) {
$zipper = new \Chumper\Zipper\Zipper;
$fi = storage_path('app/Documents/'.$file->file_name);
$zipper->make($filepath.'doc.zip');
}
return response()->download($filepath.'doc.zip');
}
else{
Alert::info('Info', 'No Documents Available');
return redirect()->back();
}
}
attached is the error i get
Looks like you didn't add any files to your Zip.
I think:
$zipper->make($filepath.'doc.zip');
Should be:
$zipper->make($filepath.'doc.zip')->add($fi)->close();
Make sure the files and zip are in the storage
folder.