what do u call a php script that unpacks archives such as zip tar etc on remote servers. i am looking for a script that allows me to unpack the archives remotely on my linux apache server
You're not going to find it in a php function. You need to exec("zip file name") or something similar to call another executable in the OS.
i think there are many programs that exist. ex: unziptodir and phpzip. i didnt know how to use unziptodir and php zip had too many bugs which makes it unusable. i am just looking for a basic script that allows me to extract archive into a folder.
