Laravel Zip - Create and Manage Zip Archives in Laravel

This package provides a simple and intuitive way to create and manage Zip archives in Laravel applications. It wraps PHP's ZipArchive class with additional convenience methods and fluent syntax.

Quick Example

use Motekar\LaravelZip\Facades\Zip;

Zip::make(storage_path('images.zip'))
    ->add(glob(storage_path('images/*')))
    ->close();

This code creates a zip file named images.zip in the storage directory, containing all files from the storage/images/ folder.

Installation

Install the package via Composer:

composer require motekar/laravel-zip

Usage

use Motekar\LaravelZip\Facades\Zip;
use Motekar\LaravelZip\ZipManager;

// Create a zip file and add files
$zip = Zip::make('test.zip')
    ->folder('test')
    ->add('composer.json');

// Add a file with a specific name
$zip = Zip::make('test.zip')
    ->folder('test')
    ->add('composer.json', 'test');

// Remove a file from the archive
$zip->remove('composer.lock');

// Add multiple files to a specific folder
$zip->folder('mySuperPackage')->add([
    'vendor',
    'composer.json'
]);

// Get file content from the archive
$content = $zip->getFileContent('mySuperPackage/composer.json');

// Extract specific files using whitelist
$zip->make('test.zip')
    ->extractTo('', ['mySuperPackage/composer.json'], ZipManager::WHITELIST)
    ->close();

Important Notes:

1. Always call ->close() at the end to write changes to disk
2. Most methods are chainable except:
   • getFileContent
   • getStatus
   • close
   • extractTo

API Reference

make($pathToFile)

Creates or opens a zip archive. If the file doesn't exist, it creates a new one. Returns the ZipManager instance for method chaining.

add($filesOrFolder)

Adds files or folders to the archive. Accepts:

• An array of file paths
• A single folder path (all files in the folder will be added)

addString($filename, $content)

Adds a file to the archive using string content.

remove($files)

Removes files from the archive. Accepts:

• A single file path
• An array of file paths

folder($folder)

Sets the working folder for subsequent operations.

listFiles($regexFilter = null)

Lists files in the archive. Optionally filters files using a regex pattern.

Note: Ignores the folder set with folder()

Examples:

// Get all .log files
$logFiles = Zip::make('test.zip')->listFiles('/\.log$/i');

// Get all non-.log files
$notLogFiles = Zip::make('test.zip')->listFiles('/^(?!.*\.log).*$/i');

home()

Resets the folder pointer to the root.

getFileContent($filePath)

Returns the content of a file from the archive or false if not found.

getStatus()

Returns the opening status of the zip archive as an integer.

close()

Writes all changes and closes the archive.

extractTo($path, $files = [], $flags = 0)

Extracts archive contents to the specified path. Supports:

• ZipManager::WHITELIST: Extract only specified files
• ZipManager::BLACKLIST: Extract all except specified files
• ZipManager::EXACT_MATCH: Match file names exactly

Examples:

use Motekar\LaravelZip\Facades\Zip;
use Motekar\LaravelZip\ZipManager;

// Whitelist example
Zip::make('test.zip')
    ->extractTo('public', ['vendor'], ZipManager::WHITELIST);

// Blacklist example
Zip::make('test.zip')
    ->extractTo('public', ['vendor'], ZipManager::BLACKLIST);

// Exact match example
Zip::make('test.zip')
    ->folder('vendor')
    ->extractTo('public', ['composer', 'bin/phpunit'], ZipManager::WHITELIST | ZipManager::EXACT_MATCH);

extractMatchingRegex($path, $regex)

Extracts files matching a regular expression pattern.

Examples:

// Extract PHP files
Zip::make('test.zip')
    ->folder('src')
    ->extractMatchingRegex($path, '/\.php$/i');

// Exclude test files
Zip::make('test.zip')
    ->folder('src')
    ->extractMatchingRegex($path, '/^(?!.*test\.php).*$/i');

Important Notes:

1. PHP's ZipArchive uses '/' as the directory separator
2. Windows users should use '/' in patterns instead of ''

Credits

• Fauzie Rofi
• Nils Plaschke
• All Contributors

License

This package is open-source software licensed under the Apache Version 2.0 license.