Zip Functions
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zip_open

Open a ZIP file archive

Warning

This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 8.0.0. Relying on this function is highly discouraged.

Description

resourceintfalse zip_open(string $filename)

Opens a new zip archive for reading.

Parameters

filename

The file name of the ZIP archive to open.

Return Values

Returns a resource handle for later use with zip_read and zip_close or returns either false or the number of error if filename does not exist or in case of other error.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 This function is deprecated in favor of the Object API, see ZipArchive::open.

See Also

  • zip_read
  • zip_close