Call Zipfile from Remote Server, and extract it.

Hey guys,

I am looking for an auto update solution for my software. I want to call a zip file from a remote server, download it, and then extract it's contents replacing old contents.

Anyone have a solution for me?

A total package would include a progress bar.

I can also build this myself if I have the right leads.

thanks!
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* Download from a remote server using cURL:
- http://www.webdigity.com/index.php?action=tutorial;code=45
- http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/3919

* Compression:
- http://php.net/manual/en/ref.zip.php

 

Here's the extracting part

<?
$filename="some.zip";
$url="http://www.somwhere.com/";
$contents = file_get_contents($url);

$zip = new ZipArchive;
$zip->open($filename, ZIPARCHIVE::CREATE)
$zip->extractTo('dirtoextract/');
$zip->close(); 
?>

Code (markup):

its easier to use css for progress bar