&reftitle.constants; &extension.constants;

`ZipArchive` uses class constants. There are various types of constants, main are: Flags (prefixed with `FL_`), Global flags (prefixed with `AFL_`), errors (prefixed with `ER_`) and mode (no prefix).

# Archive open modes

`ZipArchive::CREATE` (`int`)

- Create the archive if it does not exist.

`ZipArchive::OVERWRITE` (`int`)

- If archive exists, ignore its current contents. In other words, handle it the same way as an empty archive.

`ZipArchive::EXCL` (`int`)

- Error if archive already exists.

`ZipArchive::RDONLY` (`int`)

- Open archive in read only mode. Available as of PHP 7.4.3 and PECL zip 1.17.1, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.0.0.

`ZipArchive::CHECKCONS` (`int`)

- Perform additional consistency checks on the archive, and error if they fail.

## Archive global flags

`ZipArchive::AFL_RDONLY` (`int`)

- Archive is read only, cannot be cleared. Available as of PHP 8.3.0 and PECL zip 1.22.0, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.10.0.

`ZipArchive::AFL_IS_TORRENTZIP` (`int`)

- Current archive is torrentzipped. Available as of PHP 8.3.0 and PECL zip 1.22.0, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.10.0.

`ZipArchive::AFL_WANT_TORRENTZIP` (`int`)

- Write archive in torrentzip format. Available as of PHP 8.3.0 and PECL zip 1.22.0, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.10.0.

`ZipArchive::AFL_CREATE_OR_KEEP_FILE_FOR_EMPTY_ARCHIVE` (`int`)

- Don't remove file if archive is empty. Available as of PHP 8.3.0 and PECL zip 1.22.0, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.10.0.

## Archive flags

`ZipArchive::FL_NOCASE` (`int`)

- Ignore case on name lookup

`ZipArchive::FL_NODIR` (`int`)

- Ignore directory component

`ZipArchive::FL_COMPRESSED` (`int`)

- Read compressed data

`ZipArchive::FL_UNCHANGED` (`int`)

- Use original data, ignoring changes.

`ZipArchive::FL_RECOMPRESS` (`int`)

- Force recompression of data. Available as of PHP 8.0.0 and PECL zip 1.18.0. Deprecated as of PHP 8.3.0 and PECL zip 1.22.1, will be removed in a future version of libzip.

`ZipArchive::FL_ENCRYPTED` (`int`)

- Read encrypted data (implies FL_COMPRESSED). Available as of PHP 8.0.0 and PECL zip 1.18.0.

`ZipArchive::FL_OVERWRITE` (`int`)

- If file with name exists, overwrite (replace) it. Available as of PHP 8.0.0 and PECL zip 1.18.0.

`ZipArchive::FL_LOCAL` (`int`)

- In local header. Available as of PHP 8.0.0 and PECL zip 1.18.0.

`ZipArchive::FL_CENTRAL` (`int`)

- In central directory. Available as of PHP 8.0.0 and PECL zip 1.18.0.

`ZipArchive::FL_ENC_GUESS` (`int`)

- Guess string encoding (is default). Available as of PHP 7.0.8.

`ZipArchive::FL_ENC_RAW` (`int`)

- Get unmodified string. Available as of PHP 7.0.8.

`ZipArchive::FL_ENC_STRICT` (`int`)

- Follow specification strictly. Available as of PHP 7.0.8.

`ZipArchive::FL_ENC_UTF_8` (`int`)

- String is UTF-8 encoded. Available as of PHP 7.0.8.

`ZipArchive::FL_ENC_CP437` (`int`)

- String is CP437 encoded. Available as of PHP 7.0.8.

`ZipArchive::FL_OPEN_FILE_NOW` (`int`)

- Open the file when added instead of waiting for archive to be closed. Be aware of file descriptors consumption. Available as of PHP 8.3.0 and PECL zip 1.22.1.

## Compression modes

`ZipArchive::CM_DEFAULT` (`int`)

- better of deflate or store.

`ZipArchive::CM_STORE` (`int`)

- stored (uncompressed).

`ZipArchive::CM_SHRINK` (`int`)

- shrunk

`ZipArchive::CM_REDUCE_1` (`int`)

- reduced with factor 1

`ZipArchive::CM_REDUCE_2` (`int`)

- reduced with factor 2

`ZipArchive::CM_REDUCE_3` (`int`)

- reduced with factor 3

`ZipArchive::CM_REDUCE_4` (`int`)

- reduced with factor 4

`ZipArchive::CM_IMPLODE` (`int`)

- imploded

`ZipArchive::CM_DEFLATE` (`int`)

- deflated

`ZipArchive::CM_DEFLATE64` (`int`)

- deflate64

`ZipArchive::CM_PKWARE_IMPLODE` (`int`)

- PKWARE imploding

`ZipArchive::CM_BZIP2` (`int`)

- BZIP2 algorithm

`ZipArchive::CM_LZMA` (`int`)

- LZMA algorithm

`ZipArchive::CM_LZMA2` (`int`)

- LZMA2 algorithm. Available as of PHP 7.4.3 and PECL zip 1.16.0, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.6.0.

`ZipArchive::CM_ZSTD` (`int`)

- Zstandard algorithm. Available as of PHP 8.0.0 and PECL zip 1.19.1, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.8.0.

`ZipArchive::CM_XZ` (`int`)

- XZ algorithm. Available as of PHP 7.4.3 and PECL zip 1.16.1, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.6.0.

`ZipArchive::CM_TERSE` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::CM_LZ77` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::CM_WAVPACK` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::CM_PPMD` (`int`)

## Errors

`ZipArchive::ER_OK` (`int`)

- No error.

`ZipArchive::ER_MULTIDISK` (`int`)

- Multi-disk zip archives not supported.

`ZipArchive::ER_RENAME` (`int`)

- Renaming temporary file failed.

`ZipArchive::ER_CLOSE` (`int`)

- Closing zip archive failed

`ZipArchive::ER_SEEK` (`int`)

- Seek error

`ZipArchive::ER_READ` (`int`)

- Read error

`ZipArchive::ER_WRITE` (`int`)

- Write error

`ZipArchive::ER_CRC` (`int`)

- CRC error

`ZipArchive::ER_ZIPCLOSED` (`int`)

- Containing zip archive was closed

`ZipArchive::ER_NOENT` (`int`)

- No such file.

`ZipArchive::ER_EXISTS` (`int`)

- File already exists

`ZipArchive::ER_OPEN` (`int`)

- Can't open file

`ZipArchive::ER_TMPOPEN` (`int`)

- Failure to create temporary file.

`ZipArchive::ER_ZLIB` (`int`)

- Zlib error

`ZipArchive::ER_MEMORY` (`int`)

- Memory allocation failure

`ZipArchive::ER_CHANGED` (`int`)

- Entry has been changed

`ZipArchive::ER_COMPNOTSUPP` (`int`)

- Compression method not supported.

`ZipArchive::ER_EOF` (`int`)

- Premature EOF

`ZipArchive::ER_INVAL` (`int`)

- Invalid argument

`ZipArchive::ER_NOZIP` (`int`)

- Not a zip archive

`ZipArchive::ER_INTERNAL` (`int`)

- Internal error

`ZipArchive::ER_INCONS` (`int`)

- Zip archive inconsistent

`ZipArchive::ER_REMOVE` (`int`)

- Can't remove file

`ZipArchive::ER_DELETED` (`int`)

- Entry has been deleted

`ZipArchive::ER_ENCRNOTSUPP` (`int`)

- Encryption method not supported. Available as of PHP 7.4.3 and PECL zip 1.16.1, respectively.

`ZipArchive::ER_RDONLY` (`int`)

- Read-only archive. Available as of PHP 7.4.3 and PECL zip 1.16.1, respectively.

`ZipArchive::ER_NOPASSWD` (`int`)

- No password provided. Available as of PHP 7.4.3 and PECL zip 1.16.1, respectively.

`ZipArchive::ER_WRONGPASSWD` (`int`)

- Wrong password provided. Available as of PHP 7.4.3 and PECL zip 1.16.1, respectively.

`ZipArchive::ER_OPNOTSUPP` (`int`)

- Operation not supported. Available as of PHP 7.4.3 and PECL zip 1.16.1, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.0.0.

`ZipArchive::ER_INUSE` (`int`)

- Resource still in use. Available as of PHP 7.4.3 and PECL zip 1.16.1, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.0.0.

`ZipArchive::ER_TELL` (`int`)

- Tell error. Available as of PHP 7.4.3 and PECL zip 1.16.1, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.0.0.

`ZipArchive::ER_COMPRESSED_DATA` (`int`)

- Compressed data invalid. Available as of PHP 7.4.3 and PECL zip 1.16.1, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.6.0.

`ZipArchive::ER_CANCELLED` (`int`)

- Operation cancelled. Available as of PHP 7.4.3 and PECL zip 1.16.1, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.6.0.

`ZipArchive::ER_DATA_LENGTH` (`int`)

- Unexpected length of data. Available as of PHP 8.3.0 and PECL zip 1.22.0, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.10.0.

`ZipArchive::ER_NOT_ALLOWED` (`int`)

- Not allowed in torrentzip. Available as of PHP 8.3.0 and PECL zip 1.22.0, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.10.0.

`ZipArchive::ER_TRUNCATED_ZIP` (`int`)

- Possibly truncated or corrupted zip archive. Available as of PHP 8.4.0 and PECL zip 1.22.4, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.11.1.

## Encryption modes

`ZipArchive::EM_NONE` (`int`)

- No encryption. Available as of PHP 7.2.0 and PECL zip 1.14.0, respectively.

`ZipArchive::EM_TRAD_PKWARE` (`int`)

- Traditional PKWARE encryption. Available as of PHP 8.0.0 and PECL zip 1.19.0, respectively.

`ZipArchive::EM_AES_128` (`int`)

- AES 128 encryption. Available as of PHP 7.2.0 and PECL zip 1.14.0, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.2.0.

`ZipArchive::EM_AES_192` (`int`)

- AES 192 encryption. Available as of PHP 7.2.0 and PECL zip 1.14.0, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.2.0.

`ZipArchive::EM_AES_256` (`int`)

- AES 256 encryption. Available as of PHP 7.2.0 and PECL zip 1.14.0, respectively, if built against libzip ≥ 1.2.0.

`ZipArchive::EM_UNKNOWN` (`int`)

- Unknown encryption algorithm. Available as of PHP 8.0.0 and PECL zip 1.19.0, respectively.

## Length parameter constants

`ZipArchive::LENGTH_TO_END` (`int`)

- Use file size, if the file grows additionnal data is ignored, if the file shrinks an error is raised (`ZipArchive::ER_DATA_LENGTH`). Available as of PHP 8.3.0 and PECL zip 1.22.2.

`ZipArchive::LENGTH_UNCHECKED` (`int`)

- Use all available data. Available as of PHP 8.3.0 and PECL zip 1.22.2, if built against libzip ≥ 1.10.1.

## Other constants

`ZipArchive::LIBZIP_VERSION` (`string`)

- Zip library version. Available as of PHP 7.4.3 and PECL zip 1.16.0.

## Operating system constants for external attributes

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_DOS` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_AMIGA` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_OPENVMS` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_UNIX` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_VM_CMS` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_ATARI_ST` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_OS_2` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_MACINTOSH` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_Z_SYSTEM` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_CPM` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_WINDOWS_NTFS` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_MVS` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_VSE` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_ACORN_RISC` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_VFAT` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_ALTERNATE_MVS` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_BEOS` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_TANDEM` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_OS_400` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_OS_X` (`int`)

`ZipArchive::OPSYS_DEFAULT` (`int`)

- Since PECL zip 1.12.4