How to create zip files in Laravel?

2024-04-27 21:52:13 Uttkarsh Laravel

In this tutorial we are going to see how to create zip files in Laravel Framework.

We are going to use zanysoft/laravel-zip package for file compression and backup. was zanysoft/laravel-zip package is written to simplify and automate Zip files management using PHP ZipArchive.

Let's start...

Step1: Cd to your projexct directory.

Step2: Run below commnad to install the laravel-zip package.

composer require zanysoft/laravel-zip

Step3: Add ZanySoft\Zip\ZipServiceProvider::class, ServiceProvider to the providers array in config/app.php.


Step4: If you want to use facade then add 'Zip' => ZanySoft\Zip\ZipFacade::class, in your your facades array.


Installation of laravel-zip package id done.


Zip usage: Use below to code in your controller to start zipping your files and folders in Laravel.


use Zip;
$zip = Zip::create('your_zipfile.zip');
$zip->add('/path/to/my/file'); // adding a file in zip.
$zip->add('/path/to/my/directory'); // adding an directory.




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