ZipArchive::addEmptyDir

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL zip >= 1.8.0)

ZipArchive::addEmptyDirAdd a new directory

Description

public ZipArchive::addEmptyDir(string $dirname, int $flags = 0): bool

Adds an empty directory in the archive.

Parameters

dirname

The directory to add.

flags

Bitmask consisting of ZipArchive::FL_ENC_GUESS, ZipArchive::FL_ENC_UTF_8, ZipArchive::FL_ENC_CP437. The behaviour of these constants is described on the ZIP constants page.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 / 1.18.0 flags was added.

Examples

Example #1 Create a new directory in an archive

<?php
$zip 
= new ZipArchive;
if (
$zip->open('test.zip') === TRUE) {
    if(
$zip->addEmptyDir('newDirectory')) {
        echo 
'Created a new root directory';
    } else {
        echo 
'Could not create the directory';
    }
    
$zip->close();
} else {
    echo 
'failed';
}
?>