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ZipArchive::setExternalAttributesName

(PHP 5 >= 5.6.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL zip >= 1.12.4)

ZipArchive::setExternalAttributesNameSet the external attributes of an entry defined by its name

Description

public ZipArchive::setExternalAttributesName(
    string $name,
    int $opsys,
    int $attr,
    int $flags = 0
): bool

Set the external attributes of an entry defined by its name.

Parameters

name

Name of the entry.

opsys

The operating system code defined by one of the ZipArchive::OPSYS_ constants.

attr

The external attributes. Value depends on operating system.

flags

Optional flags. Currently unused.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Examples

This example opens a ZIP file archive test.zip and add the file test.txt with its Unix rights as external attributes.

Example #1 Archive a file, with its Unix rights

<?php
$zip
= new ZipArchive();
$stat = stat($filename='test.txt');
if (
is_array($stat) && $zip->open('test.zip', ZipArchive::CREATE) === TRUE) {
$zip->addFile($filename);
$zip->setExternalAttributesName($filename, ZipArchive::OPSYS_UNIX, $stat['mode'] << 16);
$zip->close();
echo
"Ok\n";
} else {
echo
"KO\n";
}
?>
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