Downloading zip file automatically via php code

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<body>
    <?php
        $zip = new ZipArchive;

        if ($zip->open(getcwd() .'/read.zip', ZipArchive::CREATE) === TRUE) {
            $zip->addFile(getcwd() . '/read.txt','/newname.txt');
            $zip->close();


            $file = getcwd() . '/read.zip';
             // http headers for zip downloads
            header("Pragma: public");
            header("Expires: 0");
            header("Cache-Control: public");
            header("Content-Description: File Transfer");
            header("Content-type: application/octet-stream");
            header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"read.zip\"");
            header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary");
            header("Content-Length: ".filesize($file));
            readfile($file);

            echo 'ok';

        } else {
            echo 'failed';
        }
    ?>
</body>

I have following code and want to download zip file automatically that is being produced by this code when we run this page.

Possible duplicate of PHP automatically download file

Erik Kalkoken
– Erik Kalkoken

2018-02-06 11:55:58 +00:00
Commented Feb 6, 2018 at 11:55 — Erik Kalkoken
– Erik Kalkoken, Commented Feb 6, 2018 at 11:55

myxaxa · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-09 08:01:19Z

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u need to add header for the client about file downloading. just see the manual example: http://php.net/manual/en/function.header.php#example-5315

<?php
    $file = getcwd() . '/read.zip';
    // http headers for zip downloads
    header("Pragma: public");
    header("Expires: 0");
    header("Cache-Control: public");
    header("Content-Description: File Transfer");
    header("Content-type: application/octet-stream");
    header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"read.zip\"");
    header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary");
    header("Content-Length: ".filesize($file));
    ob_end_flush();
    @readfile($file);

edited Feb 9, 2018 at 8:01

answered Feb 6, 2018 at 11:58

myxaxa

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17 Comments

Jay Over a year ago

I have tried the above code. but still its not working. I'm just a beginner. Can u please help me more?

Jay Over a year ago

I have added this headers after $zip->close();

myxaxa Over a year ago

@Jay, sorry! I've just missed the main thing - readfile($file);

Jay Over a year ago

It generates o/p like........ PK�bFLOm:�/newname.txtHello I'm in reading mode.PK�bFLOm:��/newname.txtPK:Dok........ But not still downloading zip automatically

myxaxa Over a year ago

just a moment, I'll check it localy

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