How to Create Zip File and Download in Laravel 10?

Hi friends,

Today, I explain how to create a zip file and download it in laravel 10. In this tutorial, I am writing an example of laravel 10 creating a zip archive file and downloading it in response. we will create a zip file using the zip-archive class in php laravel 10 application. I will give you an example step on step how to create a zip file from a folder and download it in laravel 10 application. I will give you examples step by step of how to create a zip file from a folder and download it in laravel 10 application. we will create a zip file using the zip archive class in php laravel 10 application.

In this post, I will show you how to create a very simple way to zip files in laravel 10 application. So let's follow a few things and make it a simple example.

Step 1: Download Laravel

Let us begin the tutorial by installing a new laravel application. if you have already created the project, then skip the following step.

composer create-project laravel/laravel example-app

Step 2: Add Route

First thing is we put one route in one for downloading the created zip file. So simply add both routes in your route file.

routes/web.php

<?php
  
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
use App\Http\Controllers\ZipController;
  
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Web Routes
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Here is where you can register web routes for your application. These
| routes are loaded by the RouteServiceProvider within a group which
| contains the "web" middleware group. Now create something great!
|
*/
  
Route::get('download-zip', [ZipController::class, 'downloadZip']);

Step 3: Add Controller

php artisan make:controller ZipController

Same things as above for the route, here we will add one new method for the route. downloadZip() will generate a new zip file and download as a response, so let's add below:

app/Http/Controllers/ZipController.php

<?php
   
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
   
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use File;
use ZipArchive;
  
class ZipController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function downloadZip()
    {
        $zip = new ZipArchive;
   
        $fileName = 'myNewFile.zip';
   
        if ($zip->open(public_path($fileName), ZipArchive::CREATE) === TRUE)
        {
            $files = File::files(public_path('myFiles'));
   
            foreach ($files as $key => $value) {
                $relativeNameInZipFile = basename($value);
                $zip->addFile($value, $relativeNameInZipFile);
            }
             
            $zip->close();
        }
    
        return response()->download(public_path($fileName));
    }
}

Run Laravel App:

All steps have been done, now you have to type the given command and hit enter to run the Laravel app:

php artisan serve

Now, you have to open the web browser, type the given URL and view the app output:

http://localhost:8000/download-zip

I hope it can help you...