ZipArchive::addPattern
PHP function
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(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL zip >= 1.9.0)
Add files from a directory by PCRE pattern
Description
ZipArchive::addPattern(string $pattern, string $path = ".", array $options = []): array|false
Add files from a directory which match the regular expression pattern. The operation is not recursive. The pattern will be matched against the file name only.
Parameters
patternA PCRE pattern against which files will be matched.
pathThe directory that will be scanned. Defaults to the current working directory.
optionsAn associative array of options accepted by
ZipArchive::addGlob.
Return Values
An array of added files on success Falseforfailure
Examples
ZipArchive::addPattern example
Add all php scripts and text files from current directory
php
<?php
$zip = new ZipArchive();
$ret = $zip->open('application.zip', ZipArchive::CREATE | ZipArchive::OVERWRITE);
if ($ret !== TRUE) {
printf('Failed with code %d', $ret);
} else {
$directory = realpath('.');
$options = array('add_path' => 'sources/', 'remove_path' => $directory);
$zip->addPattern('/\.(?:php|txt)$/', $directory, $options);
$zip->close();
}
?>See Also
ZipArchive::addFileZipArchive::addGlob