Open a ZIP file archive zip_entry_read zip_read Zip Functions PHP Manual zip_open (PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PECL zip:1.0-1.9.0)zip_open — Open a ZIP file archive Description mixed zip_open ( string $filename ) Opens a new zip archive for reading. Parameters filename The file name of the ZIP archive to open. Return Values Returns a resource handle for later use with zip_read() and zip_close() or returns the number of error if filename does not exist or in case of other error. See Also zip_read() zip_close() zip_entry_read zip_read Zip Functions PHP Manual