Zipping Files in a Directory with PHP?

[deleted984054565403]

Hello,

I have a directory of files that I sometimes update by uploading new files to it. I was looking for a way to run a PHP script that will take all the files in that directory and automatically zip them upon running the script. I was also considering learning how to create a cron job to do this, but I have no experience with cron jobs.

I'm not exactly sure what I'd search for to get what I'm looking for, so I was hoping someone here could shed some light on this issue for me. Any help would be very appreciated.

Thanks,
Steve

 

[NuPagady]

If your scripts are running on linux system, try this:

<?
exec("tar czf dir.tar.gz /dir");
?>

/dir is your directory.

To untar the archive, run this:

<?
exec("tar -zxvf dir.tar.gz");
?>

I use this method to make backups of my files, then I send everything to other server.

However, some webhosts have exec() command dissabled in their servers for security reasons.

Also, check this link:
http://php.net/zip


It should be easy to set up CronJob/CronTab if your host is running any of popular webhosting control panels (cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin...). You can do it easily in "Cron Job" or "CronTab" section in your control panel.

 

[deleted984054565403]

Thanks for your help, we'll see how that goes!