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how to Unzip files on a Linux Server

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 How to Unzip files on a Linux Server </h2>
Here is my small php script for unzipping zipped files on a Linux server. <br />
<br />I looked all over the Internet for such a script and <strike>could not find one that met my needs</strike>
 needed something small, so I decided to write my own.  You can download
 it at the bottom of this page for free and use it at your own risk.<br />
<br />I host with godaddy <strike>and they don't provide any "out of the box" tools to unzip zipped files</strike>
 (they have recently added a file manager in their hosting control 
panel, but you still need to log in etc in order to unzip files) - 
therefore the creation of the unzipper.php script. <br />
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<strong><u><br />unzipper.php</u></strong><br />
PHP script for unzipping zipped files in Linux hosting environment<br />Scripted by Cobus C H Taljaard (cobus DOT taljaard AT gmail DOT com)<br />Free to use and change as you see fit. No guarantee provided. Use at own risk!<br />I've tested it on godaddy.com Linux hosting.<br /><br />Why:<br />When
 you need to FTP a large amount of files in one sitting, it takes a lot 
of time.  It is MUCH quicker to FTP a zipped file and then to extract 
the contents (with directory structure) on the server itself. Something 
that took me over ten minutes now barely takesone!<br /><br />Instructions:<br />
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<li>FTP
 the "unzipper.php" and "pclzip.lib.php" files to your online folder 
containing the zipped file/s and run it from your browser</li>
<li>This script only looks for zipped files in the same folder as where the script is run from!</li>
<li>NB
 NB NB - this script overwrites all files without asking. Please make 
sure you are using the correct directory. I advise you to first test it 
with a small zip file containing one dummy text file.</li>
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<br />Example:<br />
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<li>Let's say you have zipped files stored in the domain.com/zips folder that you want to unzip</li>
<li>Then you need to FTP "unzipper.php" and "pclzip.lib.php" to the same "zips" directory of domain.com</li>
<li>Now access "http://www.domain.com/zips/unzipper.php" from your browser and follow the onscreen instructions</li>
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<br />Here is the download link: <a href="http://www.joretha.com/downloads/Unzipper.zip">unzipper.zip</a></div>

how to Unzip files on a Linux Server

How to Unzip files on a Linux Server Here is my small php script for unzipping zipped files on a Linux server. I looked all over the Internet for such a script and could not find one that met my n…

30 Nov 2014

Ftp zip file unzip On Your Server

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Ftp zip file UNZIP Files On Your Server </h3>
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A Few Questions First</h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">How do I unzip files on a remote server?</span></h3>
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How to Extract a ZIP File in Ftp software </h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span> <b>How often do you FTP a new wordpress install to your live server?</b></h3>
Well if you are a freelance web designer or developer then I would say 
quite often. Every time you put a new site live you have to upload the 
entire wordpress site which can be 800+ files.<br />
<b>How long does it you take to upload your whole wordpress site?<br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">The last time I timed it (with a 
fresh install of wordpress 3 beta 1), it took over 10 minutes to upload 
the 815 files (10.7 MB).</span></b><br />
<b>Why does it take so long?<br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Besides my really slow internet 
connection, it’s really FTP’s fault. Depending on the software you use 
(I use FileZilla), you can choose how many concurrent transfers, but 
when you are uploading 800+ files, being able to transfer 10 files at 
once still can take a while. Also, the file size is a factor and the 
fact that most of the files being transferred are php files means that 
there is major room for improvement from a compression point of view.</span></b><br />
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The Obvious Next Step – ZIP</h3>
Obviously we need to compress the files into a single zip archive. We
 could then upload the much smaller file to the server. The only problem
 left is that we need to unzip the file once it has been uploaded onto 
the server. And one way to do that would be to write some PHP code to do
 this task for us. But since you are reading this article in order to 
save time, I am guessing you don’t have time to write this code either.<br />
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The Solution</h3>
PHP UnZIP comes to the party and fills this gap. It allows you to FTP
 your much smaller zip file onto your server and then unzip it in 1 
click. All the logic is contained in a single file ‘unzip.php’ which 
weighs in at 98KB. So all we need to do is FTP our zip archive together 
with the unzip.php file and we can do exactly what we have set out to.<br />
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Step By Step</h3>
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<li><b>Download</b> <a href="http://themergency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/unzip.zip" target="_blank">unzip.zip</a> and extract unzip.php.</li>
<li><b>Zip</b> your wordpress install (or whatever else) into a single zip.</li>
<li><b>Upload </b>your new zip together with unzip.php to your
 server via FTP. Make sure the zip file is in the correct directory on 
your server where you would like it to be extracted.</li>
<li><b>CHMOD </b>unzip.php to 777. I do this with my FTP 
program (FileZilla) by right-clicking on the file and selecting ‘File 
Permissions’. (for windows you will have to allow full control or modify
 secutiry permission to the necessary user)</li>
<li>Open the file <b>unzip.php</b> in your browser.</li>
<li>Browse your server’s directories and click the zip file to <b>UnZIP</b> it!</li>
<li><b>Delete </b>both the zip file and unzip.php.</li>
<li><b>Decide </b>what to do with the extra time you now have.</li>
</ol>
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Comparison Of Before And After</h3>
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<th>Before</th>
<th>After</th>
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<td>File Count</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">815</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">2</td>
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<td style="text-align: left;">File Size</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">10.7 MB</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">3.2 MB</td>
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<td>Time Taken</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">14 mins</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">2 mins</td>
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UnZIP In Action</h3>
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<a class="fbx-instance fbx-link" href="http://themergency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/screen1.jpg"><img alt="UnZip screen shot 1" class="size-full wp-image-23" height="350" src="http://themergency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/screen1.jpg" title="UnZIP screenshot 1" width="442" /></a></div>
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<img alt="UnZip screenshot 2" class="size-full wp-image-24" height="293" src="http://themergency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/screen2.jpg" title="UnZIP screenshot 2" width="442" /></div>
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Tools Used</h3>
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<li>The code that handles the zip extraction is the PhpConcept Library – Zip Module 2.8.2 which you can download at <a href="http://www.phpconcept.net/pclzip/pclzip-downloads" target="_blank">http://www.phpconcept.net/pclzip/pclzip-downloads</a></li>
<li>I minified the zip library with this cool <a href="http://tools.php-suit.com/mini/" target="_blank">PHP minifier tool</a>.</li>
<li>I ‘embedded’ the images used in unzip.php with this <a href="http://webcodertools.com/imagetobase64converter" target="_blank">cool tool</a>.</li>
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Summary</h3>
You can now upload your entire WordPress website to your server in a 
quarter of the time or less using UnZIP. I hope you find this useful, 
and please let us know what you think or if there are ways to improve 
it.<br />
Download here : <a href="http://themergency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/unzip.zip" target="_blank">unzip.zip</a></div>

Ftp zip file unzip On Your Server

Ftp zip file UNZIP Files On Your Server A Few Questions First How do I unzip files on a remote server? How to Extract a ZIP File in Ftp software How often do you FTP a new wordpress install to yo…

30 Nov 2014