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dimsav/unix-zipper
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A simple compression package for Unix operating systems. UnixZipper is ideal for creating backups of your projects in unix servers.

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UnixZipper
==========

[](#unixzipper)

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A simple zip compression library for Unix operating systems. UnixZipper is ideal for creating backups of your projects in unix servers.

Features
--------

[](#features)

1. Easy to use
2. Password protection
3. Tested for stability

How does it work
----------------

[](#how-does-it-work)

Here is a simple example. Feel free to check the tests to see the class in action.

```
// Instantiate the class
$zipper = new UnixZipper();

// Add absolute paths of directories or files for compression
$zipper->add('/absolute/path/to/some/directory');
$zipper->add('/absolute/path/to/file.txt');

// Exclude directories and files
$zipper->exclude('/absolute/path/to/some/directory');
$zipper->exclude('/absolute/path/to/some/file.txt');

// Add a password if you wish
$zipper->setPassword('my_password');

// The path of the file that will be generated
// If the given path doesn't exist, it will be created automatically.
$zipper->setDestination('/file/after/compression/test.zip');

// Do the magic
$zipper->compress();
```

Since version 1.2, you can set a base path, and provide the files to be compressed relatively.

```
$zipper = new UnixZipper();

// Set base path
$zipper->setAbsolutePathAsBase('/absolute/projects');

// Add relative paths of directories or files for compression
$zipper->add('project-1');     // /absolute/projects/project-1
$zipper->add('logs/file.txt'); // /absolute/projects/logs/file.txt

$zipper->setDestination('/file/after/compression/test.zip');

// Compress
$zipper->compress();
```

Why unix
--------

[](#why-unix)

The reason I chose to make this package unix-only is because I wanted to rely on the system's zip function, that offers stability and flexibility. It also offers the possibility to exclude directories recursively, a feature I couldn't find in other php classes.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install using composer:

1. Add `"dimsav/unix-zipper": "1.*"` to your composer.json file
2. Run `composer update`

Dependencies
------------

[](#dependencies)

The only requirements are:

- executing the code on a unix system
- composer for installing/autoloading

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity28

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~32 days

Total

5

Last Release

4542d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1785686?v=4)[Dimitris Savvopoulos](/maintainers/dimsav)[@dimsav](https://github.com/dimsav)

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Top Contributors

[![dimsav](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1785686?v=4)](https://github.com/dimsav "dimsav (36 commits)")

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