php-laravelHow can I use PHP Laravel's ZipArchive library to create a zip file?

To use the ZipArchive library to create a zip file in PHP Laravel, you can take the following steps:

1. Include the ZipArchive library with the following code:

use ZipArchive;

2. Create a new ZipArchive object:

$zip = new ZipArchive;

3. Create a new zip file:

$zip->open('my_zip_file.zip', ZipArchive::CREATE);

4. Add files to the zip file:

$zip->addFile('file1.txt');
$zip->addFile('file2.txt');

5. Close the zip file:

$zip->close();

6. Verify the zip file was created:

if ($zip->open('my_zip_file.zip') === TRUE) {
    echo 'Zip file created successfully!';
    $zip->close();
}

7. Output:

Zip file created successfully!

Helpful links

• ZipArchive Documentation
• Laravel Documentation

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