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ZipArchive::addEmptyDir

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

ZipArchive::addEmptyDirAdd a new directory

Description

bool ZipArchive::addEmptyDir ( string $dirname )

Adds an empty directory in the archive.

Parameters

dirname

The directory to add.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

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';
}
?>

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