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Most file system functions use gzip to compress files. This module can help transparently read gzip compressed files.
Zlib support is not enabled by default in PHP. Use --with-zlib[=DIR] when you need to install and configure PHP.
The following example opens a temporary file to write a test string, and then prints the file content twice.
Example #1 Simple Zlib example
<?php $filename = tempnam('/tmp', 'zlibtest') . '.gz'; echo "<html>\n<head></head>\n<body>\n<pre class="brush:php;toolbar:false">\n"; $s = "Only a test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test!\n"; // open file for writing with maximum compression $zp = gzopen($filename, "w9"); // write string to file gzwrite($zp, $s); // close file gzclose($zp); // open file for reading $zp = gzopen($filename, "r"); // read 3 char echo gzread($zp, 3); // output until end of the file and close it. gzpassthru($zp); gzclose($zp); echo "\n"; // open file and print content (the 2nd time). if (readgzfile($filename) != strlen($s)) { echo "Error with zlib functions!"; } unlink($filename); echo "\n
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