# zip_open

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PECL zip >= 1.0.0)

zip_open — Open a ZIP file archive

### Description

zip_open ( string `$filename` ) : resource|int|false

Opens a new zip archive for reading.

### Parameters

`filename`

  The file name of the ZIP archive to open.

### Return Values

Returns a resource handle for later use with zip_read() and zip_close() or returns either `FALSE` or the number of error if `filename` does not exist or in case of other error.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
8.0.0 | This function is deprecated in favor of the Object API, see ZipArchive::open().

### See Also

- zip_read() - Read next entry in a ZIP file archive
- zip_close() - Close a ZIP file archive