[PHP] ZipArchive, but without files
Is it possible to create a ZipArchive to a non-file storage, eg string? I want to create a small zip of some data, and then load it into a database. I don't need the intermediate file. I tried various filters, and I can READ a zip archive with the "data://" wrapper, but haven't found any way of creating the data other than in a file yet. Jonathan -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] ZipArchive, but without files
On 22/09/2010 12:11, Viacheslav Chumushuk wrote: > Hello. > As I understand you in a right way you need next function > http://ua.php.net/manual/en/function.gzcompress.php Thanks for the suggestion Viacheslav , but I'd trying to the create the complete zipfile structure, gzcompress() just compresses the file's data (and in a slightly different manner to what ZIP does - the first and last 4 bytes are different to what zip produces) and, probably more importantly, doesn't add the file name headers on either end But the principle - ie something that returns a "string" - is what I'm looking for. Kind Regards Jonathan -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] ZipArchive, but without files
> and what if you serialize your String? You can save Objects in it... True, but the defined format for the item in the database is a zip file (it gets exported later to another, external, application which eats zip files) :-( -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
