unzipping zip file in php

[Anon]

Hi all

I have a zipped file and when the file is uploaded and I want to unzip it. Anyone can tell me how to unzip a file using php?

thanks alll

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the simplest method:
exec('unzip filename');

[Anon]

hi
This exec('unzip filename'); does not unzip anything. is there another method to unzip zip file?

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exec() just executes the unzip program. Obviously that program must exists for this to work....