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<zip_openZlib>
^Zip FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

zip_read

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL zip >= 1.0.0)

zip_read — Read next entry in a ZIP file archive

Warning

This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 8.0.0. Relying on this function is highly discouraged.

Description

#[\Deprecated(
    since: '8.0',
    message: 'use ZipArchive::statIndex() instead',
)]
function zip_read(resource $zip): resource|false

Reads the next entry in a zip file archive.

Parameters

zip

A ZIP file previously opened with zip_open().

Return Values

Returns a directory entry resource for later use with the zip_entry_... functions, or false if there are no more entries to read, or an error code if an error occurred.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 This function is deprecated in favor of the Object API, see ZipArchive::statIndex().

See Also


<zip_openZlib>
^Zip FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026