Tar gz a file using the exec function

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Compress a file

Compress files in Php can be very useful and the exec command can simplify the procedure on linux.

<?

//Creating the file to compress:
exec("echo 'This is a test file to be compressed.' > testfile.txt");

echo 'Compressing...';

//Run the command and print out the result string
echo exec('tar cfvz testfile.tar.gz testfile.txt');

//Check out the compressed file:
echo '<a href="testfile.tar.gz" target="_blank">Get the file now</a>';

?>

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- for more information about the exec command: Function.exec;
- You must have the rights to write files inside the corresponding directory;
- You must run this script on linux;
- You can also compress a full directory including paths.

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Tar gz a file using the exec function

Tar gz a file using the exec function

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