Downloading multiple files in single zip file

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.

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.

yehaimanish@gmail.com wrote:
> 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.

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

Hi,

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

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

unset($file_list);

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

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

if(!isset($DEBUG)) {
$zip = new FlyZip($path."uploads/projdwnld/".'proj'.$id.'.zip');
foreach($file_list as $src => $dest) {
$zip->AddFile($dest, $src);
}
$zip->EchoToClient();
} else {
foreach($file_list as $src => $dest) {
copy($src, $dest);
}
}
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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

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of test.txt㥢岴 q
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Pz߄fʀ
projdwnld/test.txtPK
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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($path."uploads/projdwnld/".$fname);
$fp = bzopen($path."uploads/projdwnld/".$fname, "w");
bzwrite($fp, "this is a test");
bzclose($fp);

The abobe code produces the bz2 file.




Chung Leong wrote:
> yehaimanish@gmail.com wrote:
> > 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.
>
> 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

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