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ZipArchive::getFromName

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(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL zip >= 1.1.0)

Returns the entry contents using its name

Description

ZipArchive::getFromName(string $name, int $len = 0, int $flags = 0): string|false

Returns the entry contents using its name.

Parameters

name

Name of the entry

len

The length to be read from the entry. If 0, then the entire entry is read.

flags

The flags to use to find the entry. The following values may be ORed.

  • ZipArchive::FL_UNCHANGED
  • ZipArchive::FL_COMPRESSED
  • ZipArchive::FL_NOCASE

Return Values

Returns the contents of the entry on successFalseforfailure.

Examples

Get the file contents

php
<?php
$zip = new ZipArchive;
if ($zip->open('test1.zip') === TRUE) {
    echo $zip->getFromName('testfromfile.php');
    $zip->close();
} else {
    echo 'failed';
}
?>

Convert an image from a zip entry

php
<?php
$z = new ZipArchive();
if ($z->open(dirname(__FILE__) . '/test_im.zip')) {
    $im_string = $z->getFromName("pear_item.gif");
    $im = imagecreatefromstring($im_string);
    imagepng($im, 'b.png');
}
?>

See Also

  • ZipArchive::getFromIndex

Source: reference/zip/ziparchive/getfromname.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)