zip_read() – Read the Next Entry in a ZIP Archive (PHP)

The article explains PHP’s zip_read() function, detailing its purpose, required zip resource parameter, return values (including FALSE when no more entries), and provides a concise example showing how to open a ZIP file, read an entry, and close the archive.

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zip_read() – Read the Next Entry in a ZIP Archive (PHP)

zip_read() is a PHP function that reads the next entry from an opened ZIP archive resource.

Parameters: $zip – a ZIP archive resource previously opened with zip_open().

Return value: On success it returns a resource representing the current entry for use with other zip_entry_* functions; if there are no more entries it returns FALSE, and on error it returns an error code.

Example:

<?php
$zip = zip_open("test.zip");
zip_read($zip);
zip_close($zip);
?>
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