Unzipping remote files

If you don’t have cPanel, SSH or shell access, this little script might make life easier for you. It’s a PHP script so you’ll need to be on a Linux server.

Directions

1. Simply create a new PHP file and place this code into it – but remember to change the zip file name and location to match your server.
2. Upload the file (I called it unzip.php) to your server.
3. Navigate to the page in your browser ie- yourdomain.com/directory/unzip.php, and the script will execute. If all goes well, you’ll get the ‘Unzipping Complete’ message.

Code





Unzipping file. . .Unzipping complete!



Job done!

Remember that this is a very basic script only to unzip a zip file on your server. If you have any tips on how improve it, please let me know in the comments!