Extract rar file with SSH using php

Question

I need to extract rar file for my custom import extension.

i have used shell_exec() and exec("unzip/path/images.rar", $result, $returnval); but not working.

Any one knows how to extract rar file using SSH+php

unrar is installed on the server? – Gopal Patel Mar 28 '17 at 6:49 — Gopal Patel, Mar 28 '17 at 6:49
Not now is this require ? – Denish Vachhani Mar 28 '17 at 6:50 — Denish Vachhani, Mar 28 '17 at 6:50

Gopal Patel · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-28 07:42:02Z

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For Debian or Ubuntu Linux use apt-get

For Fedora Linux / CentOS / RHEL use yum

Install unrar on server

sudo apt-get install unrar

for zip file install unzip

sudo apt-get install unzip

then try

exec("unrar unzip/path/images.rar");

for zip

exec("unzip path/images.zip");

answered Mar 28 '17 at 6:52

Gopal Patel

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hi can you please give me suggestion for zip also ? @gopal patel – Denish Vachhani Mar 28 '17 at 6:55
find updated answer @denishvachhani – Gopal Patel Mar 28 '17 at 6:57
can you please specify how to use target to destination path in this ? – Denish Vachhani Mar 28 '17 at 6:59
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@GopalPatel perfect just replace apt-get to yum in centos – Murtuza Zabuawala Mar 28 '17 at 6:59
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@MurtuzaZabuawala yeah updated sirji ;) – Gopal Patel Mar 28 '17 at 7:02

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Knowband Plugins · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-28 15:24:27Z

Did you try running the rar x archive.rar command inside shell_exec().

shell_exec('rar x path/to/rar/file/filename.rar');

Make sure that path of the rar file is correct.

If the file is in the same folder where your php file is then you can give the filename without giving any path.

First, check if rar is installed in your Linux system.

if not installed, then you can run the following command -

sudo apt-get install rar

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