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PHP ZipArchive deleteName() Function

The ZipArchive::deleteName() function is an inbuilt function in PHP that is used to delete an entry from the zip archive using its name.

Syntax:

bool ZipArchive::deleteName(string $name)

Parameters: This function accepts a single parameter that is described below.

  • $name: This parameter holds the file name that you want to delete from the zip archive.

Return Value: This function returns “true” on success and “false” on failure.

Example 1: The following code demonstrates the deleteName() function.

PHP




<?php
 
    // Create a new ZipArchive object
    $zip = new ZipArchive;
 
   // Check for opening the zip file
   if ($zip->open('Geeks.zip', ZipArchive::CREATE))
   {
     
      if($zip->deleteName('GFG2.txt')) {
          echo 'File deleted successfully';
      } else {
          echo 'File not deleted';
      }
     
      // Close the zip file
     $zip->close();
  }
  // If zip file is not open/exist
 else
  {
     echo 'Failed to open zip file';
  }
?>


Output:

 

Example 2: The following code demonstrates the deleteName() function with the following files.

PHP




<?php
 
    // Create a new ZipArchive object
    $zip = new ZipArchive;
 
    // Check for opening the zip file
    if ($zip->open('Geeks.zip', ZipArchive::CREATE)) {
 
        // Create new txt file and
        // add String to the file
        $zip->addFromString(
            'GFG1.txt',
            'Welcome to neveropen'
        );
 
        $zip->addFromString(
            'GFG2.txt',
            'A computer science portal'
        );
 
        $zip->addFromString(
            'GFG3.txt',
            'Welcome to neveropen'
        );
 
        if($zip->deleteName('GFG3.txt')) {
            echo 'File deleted successfully';
        } else {
            echo 'File not deleted';
        }
     
       // Close the zip file
       $zip->close();
  }
  // If zip file is not open/exist
  else
  {
      echo 'Failed to open zip file';
  }
?>


Output:

 

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/ziparchive.deletename.php

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