Read next entry in a ZIP file archive

# zip_read

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL zip >= 1.0.0)

zip_read — Read next entry in a ZIP file archive

Warning

This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 8.0.0. Relying on this function is highly discouraged.

### Description

#[\Deprecated]
zip_read(resource `$zip`): resource|false

Reads the next entry in a zip file archive.

### Parameters

`zip`

  A ZIP file previously opened with zip_open().

### Return Values

Returns a directory entry resource for later use with the `zip_entry_...` functions, or `false` if there are no more entries to read, or an error code if an error occurred.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
8.0.0 | This function is deprecated in favor of the Object API, see ZipArchive::statIndex().

### See Also

- zip_open() - Open a ZIP file archive
- zip_close() - Close a ZIP file archive
- zip_entry_open() - Open a directory entry for reading
- zip_entry_read() - Read from an open directory entry

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