getgrav/grav · error · InvalidArgumentException

ZipArchiver: {source} cannot be found...

Error message

ZipArchiver: {source} cannot be found...

What it means

Error "ZipArchiver: {source} cannot be found..." thrown in getgrav/grav.

Source

Thrown at system/src/Grav/Common/Filesystem/ZipArchiver.php:278

        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...');
        }

        $zip = new ZipArchive();
        $result = $zip->open($this->archive_file, ZipArchive::CREATE);
        if ($result !== true) {
            $error = 'unknown error';
            if ($result === ZipArchive::ER_NOENT) {
                $error = 'file does not exist';
            } elseif ($result === ZipArchive::ER_EXISTS) {
                $error = 'file already exists';
            } elseif ($result === ZipArchive::ER_OPEN) {
                $error = 'cannot open file';
            } elseif ($result === ZipArchive::ER_READ) {
                $error = 'read error';
            } elseif ($result === ZipArchive::ER_SEEK) {
                $error = 'seek error';
            }
            throw new InvalidArgumentException('ZipArchiver: ' . $this->archive_file . ' cannot be created: ' . $error);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at system/src/Grav/Common/Filesystem/ZipArchiver.php:278 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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