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ZipArchive::getCommentIndex	ZipArchive::getExternalAttributesIndex

ZipArchive	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

ZipArchive::getCommentName

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL zip >= 1.4.0)

ZipArchive::getCommentName — Returns the comment of an entry using the entry name

Description

public function ZipArchive::getCommentName(string $name, int $flags = 0): string|false

Returns the comment of an entry using the entry name.

Parameters

name: Name of the entry
flags: If flags is set to ZipArchive::FL_UNCHANGED, the original unchanged comment is returned.

Return Values

Returns the comment on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Dump an entry comment

<?php
$zip = new ZipArchive;
$res = $zip->open('test1.zip');
if ($res === TRUE) {
    var_dump($zip->getCommentName('test/entry1.txt'));
} else {
    echo 'failed, code:' . $res;
}
?>

ZipArchive::getCommentIndex	ZipArchive::getExternalAttributesIndex

ZipArchive	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026