PHP Manual: Add files from a directory by PCRE pattern

Description

bool ZipArchive::addPattern ( string $pattern [, string $path = '.' [, array $options = array() ]] )

Add files from a directory which match the regular expression pattern. The operation is not recursive. The pattern will be matched against the file name only.

Parameters

pattern: A PCRE pattern against which files will be matched.
path: The directory that will be scanned. Defaults to the current working directory.
options: An associative array of options accepted by ZipArchive::addGlob.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 ZipArchive::addPattern example

Add all php scripts and text files from current directory


<?php
$zip = new ZipArchive();
$ret = $zip->open('application.zip', ZipArchive::OVERWRITE);
if ($ret !== TRUE) {
    printf('Failed with code %d', $ret);
} else {
    $directory = realpath('.');
    $options = array('add_path' => 'sources/', 'remove_path' => $directory);
    $zip->addPattern('/\.(?:php|txt)$/', $directory, $options);
    $zip->close();
}
?>

ZipArchive::addPattern

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