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zip_entry_read

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

zip_entry_readRead from an open directory entry

Description

string zip_entry_read ( resource $zip_entry [, int $length = 1024 ] )

Reads from an open directory entry.

Parameters

zip_entry

A directory entry returned by zip_read().

length

The number of bytes to return.

Note:

This should be the uncompressed length you wish to read.

Return Values

Returns the data read, empty string on end of a file, or FALSE on error.

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Matt
7 years ago
When reading from a zip file if the initial call to zip_entry_read() returns false it would be advisable to run mkdir with the file name since it it very likely that the zero length file was a directory and attempts to save the files within the directory will fail if you dont create it first

 
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