Downloading multiple files in single zip file

[yehaimanish@gmail.com]

I am developing the project management system.

Each Project:
1. Title, description ... , stored in mysql database
2. Upto ten files (initial description), (name in db, file in file
system)
3. Message board, stored in mysql database (1 file per message, message
in db, file in file system)

I need a link (Download Project) which will download all the project
related files, description, message board in the single zip file.

Please suggest any appropriate method about it.

zlib is installed.

[milahu]

Re: Downloading multiple files in single zip file

You can either dynamically create the project archive everytime a user
requests to download it, which would result in a horrible server load,
or cache the archives and have them updated nightly or whe a project
admin requests an update, for example.

[Chung Leong]

Re: Downloading multiple files in single zip file


yehaimanish@gma il.com wrote:[color=blue]
> I am developing the project management system.
>
> Each Project:
> 1. Title, description ... , stored in mysql database
> 2. Upto ten files (initial description), (name in db, file in file
> system)
> 3. Message board, stored in mysql database (1 file per message, message
> in db, file in file system)
>
> I need a link (Download Project) which will download all the project
> related files, description, message board in the single zip file.
>
> Please suggest any appropriate method about it.
>
> zlib is installed.[/color]

That's a problem that I used as an example in my article about the PHP
stream interface:

http://www.phparch.com/sample.php?mid=42

[yehaimanish@gmail.com]

Re: Downloading multiple files in single zip file

Hi,

I have used the similar code as listed in the listing 2.txt

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include_once ($path.'include s/flyzip/flyzip.php');
include_once ($path.'include s/flyzip/functions.php') ;

unset($file_lis t);

AddFolder(&$fil e_list, $path."uploads/temp", "projdwnld" );

//AddFolder(&$fil e_list, $path."uploads/temp",
$path."uploads/projdwnld");
//$DEBUG = true;

if(!isset($DEBU G)) {
$zip = new FlyZip($path."u ploads/projdwnld/".'proj'.$id.'. zip');
foreach($file_l ist as $src => $dest) {
$zip->AddFile($des t, $src);
}
$zip->EchoToClient() ;
} else {
foreach($file_l ist as $src => $dest) {
copy($src, $dest);
}
}
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

if I use $DEBUG = true, then the files are successfully coped to the
specified download folder. But when it is not set, it prints the output
on the browser window as

PKPz߄fʀp rojdwnld/test.txt㥢岴 q
Rqtò±•ˆHΈ̋)-ΏO..(ʏ*)JLÎŽ-JЋHKMMIrr‹ӓ €z\\Âœí¶´í²½í ´‘í²’2sRʒ‹ €z‹4ÂŒLÍ´ô‚½¼ ¬y©dvAbI.ó‘ €Pzß„fÊ€PKP zß„fÊ€projdwnl d/Copy
of test.txt㥢岴 q
Rqtò±•ˆHΈ̋)-ΏO..(ʏ*)JLÎŽ-JЋHKMMIrr‹ӓ €z\\Âœí¶´í²½í ´‘í²’2sRʒ‹ €z‹4ÂŒLÍ´ô‚½¼ ¬y©dvAbI.ó‘ €Pzß„fÊ€PKP zß„fÊ€
projdwnld/test.txtPKP zß„fÊ€ ¢projdwnld/Copy of test.txtPK ˆL


How can I save those files in the single zip file.


I have tested the following code for creation of zip file.

$fname = "proj".$id. "-".date("Y-m-d H-i-s").".bz2";
touch($path."up loads/projdwnld/".$fname);
$fp = bzopen($path."u ploads/projdwnld/".$fname, "w");
bzwrite($fp, "this is a test");
bzclose($fp);

The abobe code produces the bz2 file.




Chung Leong wrote:[color=blue]
> yehaimanish@gma il.com wrote:[color=green]
> > I am developing the project management system.
> >
> > Each Project:
> > 1. Title, description ... , stored in mysql database
> > 2. Upto ten files (initial description), (name in db, file in file
> > system)
> > 3. Message board, stored in mysql database (1 file per message, message
> > in db, file in file system)
> >
> > I need a link (Download Project) which will download all the project
> > related files, description, message board in the single zip file.
> >
> > Please suggest any appropriate method about it.
> >
> > zlib is installed.[/color]
>
> That's a problem that I used as an example in my article about the PHP
> stream interface:
> http://www.phparch.com/sample.php?mid=42[/color]

[yehaimanish@gmail.com]

Re: Downloading multiple files in single zip file

Thanks.

I was opening the link directly from the browser. Like I tried the link
http://localhost/pms/projects/fulldwnld.php?id=48 in the address bar
and due to it it was giving output as specified in the message.

Later when I checked by clicking on the link "Download", the "File
Download" alert window came and I was able to save the file.

Thanks again.

Manish