Laravel 11 - How to Create ZIP Archives

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

Step # 3 : Install the package.

Command : composer require stechstudio/laravel-zipstream

Step # 4 : Publish the configuration.

Command : php artisan vendor:publish --provider="STS\ZipStream\ZipStreamServiceProvider"

Step # 5 : Create a controller.

Command : php artisan make:controller ZipController

<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
use STS\ZipStream\Facades\Zip;

class ZipController extends Controller
{
    public function downloadZip()
    {
        // Define the path to the 'images' folder in the public directory
        $imagesPath = public_path('images');
        // Get all files in the 'images' folder
        $files = [];
        foreach (File::files($imagesPath) as $file) {
        // Add the full path of each file to the array
        $files[] = $file->getPathname();
        }
        // Create the ZIP and pass the array of file paths
        return Zip::create('images.zip', $files);
    }
}

Step # 6 : Create a route.

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

Step # 7 : Prepare the Images Directory

Step # 8 : It's time to test.

Command : php artisan serve.

127.0.0.1:8000/zip