Exclude Folder while zipping using PHP - php

Question

Hi Guys i want to zip my project folder so this i can backup it , i used this script which i found in GitHub :
function Zip($source, $destination)
{
$Exclude = ['assets','vendor','cache'];
if (is_string($source)) $source_arr = array($source);
if (!extension_loaded('zip')) {
return false;
}
$zip = new ZipArchive();
if (!$zip->open($destination, ZIPARCHIVE::CREATE)) {
return false;
}
foreach ($source_arr as $source)
{
if (!file_exists($source)) continue;
$source = str_replace('\\', '/', realpath($source));
if (is_dir($source) === true)
{
$files = new RecursiveIteratorIterator(new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($source), RecursiveIteratorIterator::SELF_FIRST);
foreach ($files as $file)
{
if (!in_array($file, $Exclude)) {
$file = str_replace('\\', '/', realpath($file));
if (is_dir($file) === true)
{
$zip->addEmptyDir(str_replace($source . '/', '', $file . '/'));
}
else if (is_file($file) === true)
{
$zip->addFromString(str_replace($source . '/', '', $file), file_get_contents($file));
}
}
}
}
else if (is_file($source) === true)
{
$zip->addFromString(basename($source), file_get_contents($source));
}
}
return $zip->close();
}
The function working perfectly the only problem is it zips all the subfolder in my project when i don't want it to zip the assets & vendor folders .
Thanks fellow Developers .

Answer 1

At the beginning of the function you can define those paths in an $exclude array. Then, in your foreach($source_arr as $source) loop, check if realpath($source) is found in that $exclude array. If it is, continue, skipping the folder.
This solution isn't very portable though. If you're wanting to backup, I suggest using Github & create a private repository. You can then easily setup a .gitignore file that will prevent those directories you mentioned from being committed.