Unzip a Zip File Using PHP

In Previous articles, we have learnt few operations on ZIP files using PHP and JavaScript. Most of the articles were about creating Zip files In this article, we will see how to unzip a ZIP archive using PHP.

For unzipping an archive, we will use unzip command of unix or linux server. See the sample code below.

Also Read:

• Create and Download ZIP file with PHP
• Create ZIP files using JavaScript
• Backup a Folder to a ZIP file

Add this code in functions.php file.

<?php
function unzip($sourcelocation,$newLocation){
if(exec("unzip $sourcelocation",$arr)){
mkdir($newLocation);
for($i = 1;$i< count($arr);$i++){
$file = trim(preg_replace("~inflating: ~","",$arr[$i]));
copy($sourcelocation.'/'.$file,$newLocation.'/'.$file);
unlink($sourcelocation.'/'.$file);
}
return true;
}else{
return false;
}
}
?>

Now use this functions.php file whenever you want to use unzip function.

<?php
include 'functions.php';
if(unzip('zipfolder/test.zip','unziped/unpackedZip'))
echo 'Success!';
else
echo 'Error';
?>

If you have any confusion, you can ask us via comments.