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The MX Zip plugin for ExpressionEngine gives you the capability to add files into into zip archive directly from an ExpressionEngine template.

Tags

{exp:zip direct_output="no" folder="images" filename="min.zip" max_size="1024" root_level="-3"}
    {zip:files}
        [themes/cp_global_images/watermark_test.jpg]
        [themes/cp_global_images/ee_logo.jpg,expressionengine]
        [themes/profile_themes/]
        [themes/cp_themes/classic/classic.css]
    {/zip:files}
        File Limit! 
    {/exp:zip}

• Parameters
     
  • direct_output —  the plugin can sent direct to user or can save package file on the web server
     
  • folder — folder whare you want to save your zip files in direct_output=false mode
     
  • filename —  zip fillename. By default the filename is unix_timestamp.zip
     
  • store_full_path (optional) —  use the real path in zip folder structure or not (default - yes)
     
  • root_level (optional) —  if you use full_path tag max_root_level, it gives you an opportunity to cut up some folder levels.  Folder levels can be a possitive and negative, in last case the levels counted from the most deep level, so if the real path is folder4/Folder3/Folder2/Folder1/file.doc and:
    root_level = “-3”(take only 3 folders from the end) in zip package you will have Folder3/Folder2/Folder1/file.doc
    root_level = “2” (except 2 folders from beginning) in zip package you will have Folder2/Folder1/file.doc (except 2 folders fron beginig)  
   
  • Variable Pairs
      {zip:files}[file_or_folder_path,folder_structure4zip]{/zip:files} - A comma separated list of files/folders for packing
        file_or_folder_path - file or folder which you want to zip with full or relative server path.
    folder_structure4zip (optional) - individual folder path for file in the zip archive.
  • Conditional Variables   if file_limit —  You may use this conditional for displaying a message in the case when size of your files preparing for package more then max_size

  
  

  MX Zip Links

  • EE2 download page
  • EE1 download page
  • Suppport Forum
  • Archived EE forum thread

  This entry was last updated February 8, 2012, 9:06 pm.

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