PHP zip_entry_read – Read an Opened Zip Archive Entry

The zip_entry_read() function in PHP reads data from an already opened entry in a ZIP archive.

Signature:

string zip_entry_read(resource $zip_entry [, int $length = 1024])

Parameters:

zip_entry : the directory entry resource returned by zip_read().

length : optional number of bytes to read (default 1024).

Return values:

On success, the read data as a string.

When the end of the entry is reached, an empty string.

On error, FALSE.

Example usage:

<?php
$zip = zip_open("test.zip");
if ($zip) {
    while ($zip_entry = zip_read($zip)) {
        echo "<p>";
        echo "Name: " . zip_entry_name($zip_entry) . "<br />";
        if (zip_entry_open($zip, $zip_entry)) {
            echo "File Contents:<br/>";
            $contents = zip_entry_read($zip_entry);
            echo "<span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 224, 224)\">$contents</span></span><br />";
            zip_entry_close($zip_entry);
        }
        echo "</p>";
    }
}
zip_close($zip);
?>