path to an uploaded filename

Hi all,

I need to create a zip archive from a file uploaded in a CF5 form.

The file is in "/public_html/mydomain/components/com_chronoforms5/chronoforms/uploads/myFileUpload/"

So I created the following:

$zip = new ZipArchive;
$path="/public_html/mydomain/components/com_chronoforms5/chronoforms/uploads/myFileUpload/";
if ($zip->open($path.'test_new.zip', ZipArchive::CREATE) === TRUE)
{
    // Add files to the zip file
    $zip->addFile($path.'uploadedfile.txt');
   
    // All files are added, so close the zip file.
    $zip->close();

which doesn't work...in fact, gives a "this site is not working" response.

I am guessing that the problem lies with the path and it is probably a simple mistake.

Cheers

Tim

Hi Tim,

Try using the Joomla! constant for the start of the path:

$path = JPATH_SITE.'/components/com_chronoforms5/chronoforms/uploads/myFileUpload/';

Bob

Thanks Bob,

After trying

$path = JPATH_SITE."/components/com_chronoforms5/chronoforms/uploads/myFileUpload/";

it gave the same result - error 500, this site is not working.

Is it possible that the ZipArchive is not loaded? How would I be able to check?

Cheers

Tim

Hi Tim,

It might be a namespace problem; please try

$zip = new \ZipArchive;

or the Joomla! version

jimport( 'joomla.filesystem.archive.zip' );
$zip = new \JArchiveZip;

which has an isSupported() method.

Bob

Hi Bob,

I get the same error (500) with all these methods, which suggest that there may be something more fundamental I am doing wrong. Can't see it though.

The background is that I am using an API that requires a zip file to be uploaded rather than the raw files and so I am looking for a way to create the zip file after the file is uploaded in CF5.

Cheers

Tim

Hi Tim,

Can you set the site "error reporting" to maximum under the Joomla global config ? that should show if there is an error with your code.

Best regards,
Max

Thanks Max,

The code is:

jimport( 'joomla.filesystem.archive.zip' );
$zip = new \JArchiveZip;

$path = JPATH_SITE."/components/com_chronoforms5/chronoforms/uploads/MyFileUpload/";

$file = array($path.'myfile.txt');

if (\JArchiveZip::create( $path."testzip.zip", $file)) echo "OK";

and the error is:

Deprecated: Non-static method JArchiveZip::create() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/glidinga/public_html/mydomain/administrator/components/com_chronoforms5/chronoforms/actions/custom_code/custom_code.php(20) : eval()'d code on line 10

Fatal error: Call to undefined method GCore\Admin\Extensions\Chronoforms\Actions\CustomCode\CustomCode::_addToZIPFile() in /home/glidinga/public_html/mydomain/libraries/joomla/archive/zip.php on line 115

This is a bit outside my php expertise level, so apologies if it is something simple.

Cheers

Tim

hi Tim,

Please try to change this line:

if (\JArchiveZip::create( $path."testzip.zip", $file)) echo "OK";

to:

if ($zip->create( $path."testzip.zip", $file)) echo "OK";

Best regards,
Max