ZipArchive::addGlob
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL zip >= 1.9.0)
ZipArchive::addGlob — Add files from a directory by glob pattern
Description
$pattern, int $flags = 0, array $options = []): array|false
Add files from a directory which match the glob pattern.
Note: For maximum portability, it is recommended to always use forward slashes (
/) as directory separator in ZIP filenames.
Parameters
-
pattern -
A glob() pattern against which files will be matched.
-
flags -
A bit mask of
glob()flags. -
options -
An associative array of options. Available options are:
-
"add_path"Prefix to prepend when translating to the local path of the file within the archive. This is applied after any remove operations defined by the
"remove_path"or"remove_all_path"options. -
"remove_path"Prefix to remove from matching file paths before adding to the archive.
-
"remove_all_path"trueto use the file name only and add to the root of the archive. -
"flags"Bitmask consisting of
ZipArchive::FL_OVERWRITE,ZipArchive::FL_ENC_GUESS,ZipArchive::FL_ENC_UTF_8,ZipArchive::FL_ENC_CP437. The behaviour of these constants is described on the ZIP constants page. -
"comp_method"Compression method, one of the
ZipArchive::CM_*constants, see ZIP constants page. -
"comp_flags"Compression level.
-
"enc_method"Encryption method, one of the
ZipArchive::EM_*constants, see ZIP constants page. -
"enc_password"Password used for encryption.
-
Return Values
An array of added files on success or false on failure
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 / 1.18.0 |
"flags" in options was added.
|
| 8.0.0 / 1.18.1 |
"comp_method", "comp_flags",
"enc_method" and "enc_password" in
options were added.
|
Examples
Example #1 ZipArchive::addGlob() example
Add all php scripts and text files from current working directory
<?php
$zip = new ZipArchive();
$ret = $zip->open('application.zip', ZipArchive::CREATE | ZipArchive::OVERWRITE);
if ($ret !== TRUE) {
printf('Failed with code %d', $ret);
} else {
$options = array('add_path' => 'sources/', 'remove_all_path' => TRUE);
$zip->addGlob('*.{php,txt}', GLOB_BRACE, $options);
$zip->close();
}
?>
See Also
- ZipArchive::addFile() - Adds a file to a ZIP archive from the given path
- ZipArchive::addPattern() - Add files from a directory by PCRE pattern

