getgrav/grav · error · RuntimeException

ZipArchiver: failed to write "{target}".

Error message

ZipArchiver: failed to write "{target}".

What it means

Error "ZipArchiver: failed to write "{target}"." thrown in getgrav/grav.

Source

Thrown at system/src/Grav/Common/Filesystem/ZipArchiver.php:261

            fclose($stream);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Close the archive, remove everything extracted so far, and throw. Keeps a
     * rejected archive from leaving partial output on disk.
     *
     * @param ZipArchive $zip
     * @param string $destination
     * @param string $message
     * @return never
     */
    protected function abortExtraction(ZipArchive $zip, string $destination, string $message): void
    {
        $zip->close();
        Folder::delete($destination);

        throw new RuntimeException($message);
    }

    /**
     * @param string $source
     * @param callable|null $status
     * @return $this
     */
    public function compress($source, ?callable $status = null)
    {
        if (!extension_loaded('zip')) {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException('ZipArchiver: Zip PHP module not installed...');
        }

        // Get real path for our folder
        $rootPath = realpath($source);
        if (!$rootPath) {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException('ZipArchiver: ' . $source . ' cannot be found...');
        }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at system/src/Grav/Common/Filesystem/ZipArchiver.php:261 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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