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ZipArchive	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

ZipArchive::getStreamName

(PHP 8 >= 8.2.0, PECL zip >= 1.20.0)

ZipArchive::getStreamName — Get a file handler to the entry defined by its name (read only)

Description

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

Get a file handler to the entry defined by its name. For now, it only supports read operations.

Parameters

name: The name of the entry to use.
flags: If flags is set to ZipArchive::FL_UNCHANGED, the original unchanged stream is returned.

Return Values

Returns a file pointer (resource) on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Get the entry contents with fread() and store it

<?php
$contents = '';
$z = new ZipArchive();
if ($z->open('test.zip')) {
    $fp = $z->getStreamName('test', ZipArchive::FL_UNCHANGED);
    if(!$fp) die($z->getStatusString());

    echo stream_get_contents($fp);

    fclose($fp);
}
?>

See Also

ZipArchive::getStreamIndex() - Get a file handler to the entry defined by its index (read only)

ZipArchive::getStreamIndex	ZipArchive::isCompressionMethodSupported

ZipArchive	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026