Laravel 10 - Zip Files (Zip & Unzip files)

Step # 1 : Create fresh Laravel project or use existing project.

Global Command : laravel new zip

Non Global Command : composer create-project laravel/laravel --prefer-dist zip

Step # 2 : Access the project.

Git Bash : cd c:xampp/htdocs/zip

Command : npm install && npm run dev

Step # 3 : Install the package.

Command : composer require zanysoft/laravel-zip

Step # 4 : Create a controller.

Command : php artisan make:controller ZipController

<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Zip;
class ZipController extends Controller
{
 public function index()
 {
  // Note : Create a folder named images inside public folder. For testing purpose put some images inside images folder.
  //Lets create a Zip file of the images folder that exist in the public directory.
  //Zip file will be saved in public directory and downloaded with the name Nature_images.zip
  $zip = Zip::create('Nature_images.zip');
  $zip->add(public_path('/images'));
  $zip->close();
  return response()->download(public_path('Nature_images.zip'));
 }
}

Step # 5 : Let's update the welcome route.

Route::get('/', [App\Http\Controllers\ZipController::class, 'index']);

Step # 6 : It's time to test.

Command : php artisan serve.

 public function index()
 {
     //Let's extract the nature_images.zip that we just created in the public folder. It will be named as extractedFiles.
  $zip = Zip::open('Nature_images.zip');
  $zip->extract(public_path() . '/extractedFiles');
  dd("done");
 }