Hey,

I have this PHP script that takes files specified in an array and zips them to a zip file.

If you look near the bottom of the code, you'll see that there is an array like the following:

PHP Code:

$file_names=array('files/file1.mp3','files/file2.mp3','files/file3.mp3'); 


What I want to do is load the array from a text file that has data like this (instead loading the array by the method shown above):

path/to/file1.mp3
path/to/file2.mp3
path/to/file3.mp3
path/to/file4.mp3

I've tried some stuff but I can't figure out how to get this to work.

PHP Code:

<?php
//function to zip and force download the files using PHP
function zipFilesAndDownload($file_names,$archive_file_name,$file_path)
{
    //  Developed by Roshan Bhattarai 
    //  Visit http://roshanbh.com.np for this script and more.
    //  This notice MUST stay intact for legal use

    $zip = new ZipArchive();
    //create the file and throw the error if unsuccessful
    if ($zip->open($archive_file_name, ZIPARCHIVE::CREATE )!==TRUE) {
        exit("cannot open <$archive_file_name>\n");
    }
    //add each files of $file_name array to archive
    foreach($file_names as $files)
    {
          $zip->addFile($file_path.$files,$files);
    }
    $zip->close();
    //then send the headers to foce download the zip file
    header("Content-type: application/zip"); 
    header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$archive_file_name"); 
    header("Pragma: no-cache"); 
    header("Expires: 0"); 
    readfile("$archive_file_name"); 
    exit;
}
//example of using above function
$file_names=array('files/file1.mp3','files/file2.mp3','files/file3.mp3');
$archive_file_name='zipped.zip';
$file_path=dirname(__FILE__).'/';
zipFilesAndDownload($file_names,$archive_file_name,$file_path);
?>

Thanks a million,
Moatist

just use file() to read the file in

PHP Code:

$txtFile = file("textfile.txt"); 


$txtFile is now an array with every line a seperate value

Doesn't seem to be working.

Moatist

post your code

I already did...

I wonder if I need to use

PHP Code:

array_push() 


?

All right, I took the text file that has the file information stored in it and deleted all but one line. So it has no line breaks:

path/to/file1.mp3

Then used

PHP Code:

file("path/to/file.mp3"); 


I ran the script and it worked!!

I then tried adding some more lines to the file and it stopped working. Any suggestions?

It has something to do with line breaks or something. Could I use

PHP Code:

explode() 


and put a separator between the lines?


Thanks for the help people.

All right, I figured it out.

I just added

PHP Code:

explode() 


and added the separator '|' to the end of each line.

Final code:

PHP Code:

<?php
//function to zip and force download the files using PHP
function zipFilesAndDownload($file_names,$archive_file_name,$file_path)
{
    //  Developed by Roshan Bhattarai 
    //  Visit http://roshanbh.com.np for this script and more.
    //  This notice MUST stay intact for legal use

    $zip = new ZipArchive();
    //create the file and throw the error if unsuccessful
    if ($zip->open($archive_file_name, ZIPARCHIVE::CREATE )!==TRUE) {
        exit("cannot open <$archive_file_name>\n");
    }
    //add each files of $file_name array to archive
    foreach($file_names as $files)
    {
        $files = explode('|',$files);
          $zip->addFile($file_path.$files[0],$files[0]);
    }
    $zip->close();
    //then send the headers to foce download the zip file
    header("Content-type: application/zip"); 
    header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$archive_file_name"); 
    header("Pragma: no-cache"); 
    header("Expires: 0"); 
    readfile("$archive_file_name"); 
    exit;
}

//example of using above function

$file_names = file("path/to/file.txt");


$archive_file_name="zipped.zip";
$file_path=dirname(__FILE__).'/';
zipFilesAndDownload($file_names,$archive_file_name,$file_path);
?>

file.txt:

path/to/file1.mp3|
path/to/file2.mp3|
path/to/file3.mp3|
path/to/file4.mp3|

I know it may not be the best way of doing it, but at least it works!

Moatist

nice one