Get a file handler to the entry defined by its name (read only)

# ZipArchive::getStreamName

(PHP 8 >= 8.2.0, PECL zip >= 1.20.0)

ZipArchive::getStreamName — Get a file handler to the entry defined by its name (read only)

### Description

public ZipArchive::getStreamName(string `$name`, int `$flags` = 0): resource|false

Get a file handler to the entry defined by its name. For now, it only supports read operations.

### Parameters

`name`

  The name of the entry to use.

`flags`

  If flags is set to `ZipArchive::FL_UNCHANGED`, the original unchanged stream is returned.

### Return Values

Returns a file pointer (resource) on success or `false` on failure.

### Examples

Example #1 Get the entry contents with fread() and store it

`<?php
$contents = '';
$z = new ZipArchive();
if ($z->open('test.zip')) {
$fp = $z->getStreamName('test', ZipArchive::FL_UNCHANGED);
if(!$fp) die($z->getStatusString());
echo stream_get_contents($fp);
fclose($fp);
}
?>`

### See Also

- ZipArchive::getStreamIndex() - Get a file handler to the entry defined by its index (read only)

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