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ZipArchive::open(): open failed: No such file or directory in /var/www/app/src/Export/ZipExporter.php on line 15

ID: php/zip-archive-error

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90%Fix Rate
92%Confidence
50Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

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Root Cause

ZipArchive errors occur when PHP cannot create, open, or extract ZIP files due to missing php-zip extension, file permission issues, missing directories, disk space constraints, or corrupted ZIP files.

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Workarounds

  1. 92% success Install php-zip extension and check return values properly 
    Install: apt-get install php8.3-zip (or docker-php-ext-install zip in Docker). Always check the return value: $result = $zip->open($path, ZipArchive::CREATE); if ($result !== true) { throw new RuntimeException('ZIP error: ' . $result); }. Use ZipArchive constants to decode error codes.
  2. 90% success Ensure parent directories exist and have write permissions before creating ZIP files 
    Before creating a ZIP: $dir = dirname($zipPath); if (!is_dir($dir)) { mkdir($dir, 0755, true); } Check disk space: if (disk_free_space($dir) < $estimatedSize) { throw new RuntimeException('Insufficient disk space'); }

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Using shell_exec('unzip ...') as a fallback when ZipArchive fails 70% fail

    Calling shell commands introduces command injection vulnerabilities if file paths contain user input. It also makes the application dependent on system binaries that may not be available in all environments (e.g., minimal Docker images).

  2. Ignoring ZipArchive::open() return value and proceeding with operations 82% fail

    When open() fails, the ZipArchive object is in an invalid state. Subsequent operations like addFile() or extractTo() will fail silently or produce corrupted output without clear error messages.

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