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How to download multiple files (PHP 4)

Asked by: orik7

Hello.
i making my personal web album page.
it already got 7,000+ photos.
i'm going to add a download option for registred usres.
i'm expeting that user will try to download 1-120  JPEG photos when the oppartnity comes.
so,
for this perpuse i know only of the way of ZIPPING the contant and downloading it as a single file. i used to have server problems using that from time to time.
is there any other way for that?
is there any prooved way to use zipping? (for this many files- contant changes rapidly)
thanx. ori.

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2007-10-08 at 14:01:19ID22879840
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Answers

 

by: kiranvjPosted on 2007-10-08 at 22:23:10ID: 20038706

 

by: orik7Posted on 2007-10-09 at 17:09:28ID: 20045523

thanx. taking a look. we'll be in touch.

 

by: orik7Posted on 2007-10-10 at 21:45:12ID: 20054342

Hello.
i been looking at this yesterday and it looks saficiant and easy to use for me but .. i can't get it to trat working :
getting the error - Fatal error: Cannot instantiate non-existent class: archive_zip in /home/op/public_html/album/extra/zip-test.php on line 5

which is the first row after the include row.
the included file is inculded fine. i've tryed to use differnt dirotorys names/location but no luck.
and still i belive (judging my history) that i got the files hirarcy wrong.
have you tested it your self?
thanx. ori.

 

by: kiranvjPosted on 2007-10-10 at 21:58:31ID: 20054384

hi orik7,
did u install the PEAR library

 

by: orik7Posted on 2007-10-11 at 04:41:54ID: 20055881

hi. no i did not. but i understood that i can use the php file mentioned there. i've downloeded it. it was named 'PEAR.php' and i changed i to 'archive_zip.php' to mtach the included reqsted file name on exsample script.
thank-you. ori.

 

by: kiranvjPosted on 2007-10-11 at 06:06:19ID: 20056463

maybe some problem.

do this
keep the original PEAR.php file and download this http://pear.php.net/package/Archive_Zip/download

it will contain a file called Zip.php, keep PEAR.php and Zip.php in a pear folder and use
include ('pear/Zip.php'); instead of include ('pear/archive_zip.php');
and try again.

 

by: orik7Posted on 2007-10-11 at 10:13:42ID: 20059079

kiranvj, hello.
there was not a 'Zip.php' file on your last link. there only one file i think pear file, named : Archive_Zip-0.1.1 which is the same as first link you gave earlier.
ori.

 

by: kiranvjPosted on 2007-10-11 at 10:39:48ID: 20059288

download it and unrar it

 

by: kiranvjPosted on 2007-10-11 at 11:00:04ID: 20059448

hi ori,

download and check this http://www.ee-stuff.com/Expert/Upload/getFile.php?fid=4989

I created a zip using a text file and 3 jpg files.
Works like a charm. I tested and uploaded it.

kiranvj

 

by: orik7Posted on 2007-10-12 at 05:07:31ID: 20064556

HI. i wanted to update about my expriance with that script/lybary.
 so it worked great for me after all.
i had a problem that the downladed files came as the path i gave. meaning ' giving a full path to the photo (/home/user/../) will output the full path and the photo/s will be as they are on that tree.
this "problem" can be very usefull for some needs. as if you belive that the user will need a reference back to where (which folder) the photo where thaken from. i would also welcome this but i was afraid that it will make more bad than good for my avarge user.
in the end i did not used it and used a one called  'PHPZip v1.2 by Sext (sext@neud.net) 2002-11-18'  while there is a much newer version (1.6+) out there i used this one simply becuase i knew it from my past (and had it on my hard drive).
thanx a lot . ori.

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