Help needed with ZipAchive

spidersites

Hello,
I need to create a zip file on the server. I found out about the ZipArchive class
here http://uk2.php.net/zip.
I am using windows for development purposes with both php 4 and php 5 for testing.
I have configured to load the zip extention in the php config files.
However I still get the error message that the ZipArchive class cant be found.

Help greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Richard Pearson

bradgrafelman

Which version of PHP are you mainly using? I only ask since PHP4 is essentially dead/dieing and that you should really tailor your efforts towards working with PHP5. Also, what webserver are you using?

On my Windows installation of PHP5, all I had to do was uncomment the "extension=php_zip.dll" line in the config and restart Apache to get the ZipArchive class. After you restarted your webserver, did you check phpinfo() to see if there was a new "zip" table (towards the bottom)?

Lastly, are you positive that PHP is parsing your php.ini file? If you change some directive - turn display_errors off, for example (or on if it isn't) - does phpinfo() reflect this change? If not, we'll have to figure out why PHP isn't reading your .ini file.

spidersites

Which version of PHP are you mainly using?
-4.4.4 because my hosting company uses this version
I am also using 5.2.6 for compatibilty testing

I only ask since PHP4 is essentially dead/dieing and that you should really tailor your efforts towards working with PHP5. Also, what webserver are you using?

im using apache 1.3

On my Windows installation of PHP5, all I had to do was uncomment the "extension=php_zip.dll" line in the config and restart
-- ive done this for both versions and its still doesnt work

Apache to get the ZipArchive class. After you restarted your webserver, did you
check phpinfo() to see if there was a new "zip" table (towards the bottom)?
-- yes and its there

Lastly, are you positive that PHP is parsing your php.ini file?
-- yes and its reading it from the apache directory

If you change some directive - turn display_errors off, for example (or on if it isn't) - does phpinfo() reflect this change? If not, we'll have to figure out why PHP isn't reading your .ini file.

Thanks for your reply

spidersites

Hello,
I have since discovered that the ZipArchive class works in my php5 confiugration but not my php 4 configuration. I need it to work with php 4 as that is what my hosting provider uses.
Perhaps I am missing something?

bradgrafelman

spidersites wrote:
I have since discovered that the ZipArchive class works in my php5 confiugration but not my php 4

That's because the class is only available for PHP5 (with PHP5 came significantly improved OOP support - PHP4 was a bit crippled in this area). For PHP4, you have to use the old procedural API, e.g. [man]zip_open/man and friends.

spidersites wrote:
Which version of PHP are you mainly using?
-4.4.4 because my hosting company uses this version

Then perhaps it's time you asked your host to either a) move your account to a server that uses PHP5, since PHP4 has already received the death sentence (EOL) and is no longer supported, or b) cancel your account so you can move to a more competent host.

spidersites

Hello
thanks for your reply.
I gave up on using archive_zip for php and am moving to use file_achive in pear.
I havent tested yet but it seems that this should work.
thanks