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+##################
+Zip Encoding Class
+##################
+
+CodeIgniter's Zip Encoding Class classes permit you to create Zip
+archives. Archives can be downloaded to your desktop or saved to a
+directory.
+
+Initializing the Class
+======================
+
+Like most other classes in CodeIgniter, the Zip class is initialized in
+your controller using the $this->load->library function::
+
+	$this->load->library('zip');
+
+Once loaded, the Zip library object will be available using: $this->zip
+
+Usage Example
+=============
+
+This example demonstrates how to compress a file, save it to a folder on
+your server, and download it to your desktop.
+
+::
+
+	$name = 'mydata1.txt';
+	$data = 'A Data String!';
+
+	$this->zip->add_data($name, $data);
+
+	// Write the zip file to a folder on your server. Name it "my_backup.zip"
+	$this->zip->archive('/path/to/directory/my_backup.zip'); 
+
+	// Download the file to your desktop. Name it "my_backup.zip"
+	$this->zip->download('my_backup.zip');
+
+******************
+Function Reference
+******************
+
+$this->zip->add_data()
+=======================
+
+Permits you to add data to the Zip archive. The first parameter must
+contain the name you would like given to the file, the second parameter
+must contain the file data as a string::
+
+	$name = 'my_bio.txt';
+	$data = 'I was born in an elevator...';
+
+	$this->zip->add_data($name, $data);
+
+You are allowed multiple calls to this function in order to add several
+files to your archive. Example::
+
+	$name = 'mydata1.txt';
+	$data = 'A Data String!';
+	$this->zip->add_data($name, $data);
+
+	$name = 'mydata2.txt';
+	$data = 'Another Data String!';
+	$this->zip->add_data($name, $data);
+
+Or you can pass multiple files using an array::
+
+	$data = array(
+	                'mydata1.txt' => 'A Data String!',
+	                'mydata2.txt' => 'Another Data String!'
+	            );
+
+	$this->zip->add_data($data);
+
+	$this->zip->download('my_backup.zip');
+
+If you would like your compressed data organized into sub-folders,
+include the path as part of the filename::
+
+	$name = 'personal/my_bio.txt';
+	$data = 'I was born in an elevator...';
+
+	$this->zip->add_data($name, $data);
+
+The above example will place my_bio.txt inside a folder called
+personal.
+
+$this->zip->add_dir()
+======================
+
+Permits you to add a directory. Usually this function is unnecessary
+since you can place your data into folders when using
+$this->zip->add_data(), but if you would like to create an empty folder
+you can do so. Example::
+
+	$this->zip->add_dir('myfolder'); // Creates a folder called "myfolder"
+
+$this->zip->read_file()
+========================
+
+Permits you to compress a file that already exists somewhere on your
+server. Supply a file path and the zip class will read it and add it to
+the archive::
+
+	$path = '/path/to/photo.jpg';
+
+	$this->zip->read_file($path); 
+
+	// Download the file to your desktop. Name it "my_backup.zip"
+	$this->zip->download('my_backup.zip');
+
+If you would like the Zip archive to maintain the directory structure of
+the file in it, pass TRUE (boolean) in the second parameter. Example::
+
+	$path = '/path/to/photo.jpg';
+
+	$this->zip->read_file($path, TRUE); 
+
+	// Download the file to your desktop. Name it "my_backup.zip"
+	$this->zip->download('my_backup.zip');
+
+In the above example, photo.jpg will be placed inside two folders:
+path/to/
+
+$this->zip->read_dir()
+=======================
+
+Permits you to compress a folder (and its contents) that already exists
+somewhere on your server. Supply a file path to the directory and the
+zip class will recursively read it and recreate it as a Zip archive. All
+files contained within the supplied path will be encoded, as will any
+sub-folders contained within it. Example::
+
+	$path = '/path/to/your/directory/';
+
+	$this->zip->read_dir($path); 
+
+	// Download the file to your desktop. Name it "my_backup.zip"
+	$this->zip->download('my_backup.zip');
+
+By default the Zip archive will place all directories listed in the
+first parameter inside the zip. If you want the tree preceding the
+target folder to be ignored you can pass FALSE (boolean) in the second
+parameter. Example::
+
+	$path = '/path/to/your/directory/';
+
+	$this->zip->read_dir($path, FALSE);
+
+This will create a ZIP with the folder "directory" inside, then all
+sub-folders stored correctly inside that, but will not include the
+folders /path/to/your.
+
+$this->zip->archive()
+=====================
+
+Writes the Zip-encoded file to a directory on your server. Submit a
+valid server path ending in the file name. Make sure the directory is
+writable (666 or 777 is usually OK). Example::
+
+	$this->zip->archive('/path/to/folder/myarchive.zip'); // Creates a file named myarchive.zip
+
+$this->zip->download()
+======================
+
+Causes the Zip file to be downloaded from your server. The function must
+be passed the name you would like the zip file called. Example::
+
+	$this->zip->download('latest_stuff.zip'); // File will be named "latest_stuff.zip"
+
+.. note:: Do not display any data in the controller in which you call
+	this function since it sends various server headers that cause the
+	download to happen and the file to be treated as binary.
+
+$this->zip->get_zip()
+======================
+
+Returns the Zip-compressed file data. Generally you will not need this
+function unless you want to do something unique with the data. Example::
+
+	$name = 'my_bio.txt';
+	$data = 'I was born in an elevator...';
+
+	$this->zip->add_data($name, $data);
+
+	$zip_file = $this->zip->get_zip();
+
+$this->zip->clear_data()
+=========================
+
+The Zip class caches your zip data so that it doesn't need to recompile
+the Zip archive for each function you use above. If, however, you need
+to create multiple Zips, each with different data, you can clear the
+cache between calls. Example::
+
+	$name = 'my_bio.txt';
+	$data = 'I was born in an elevator...';
+
+	$this->zip->add_data($name, $data);
+	$zip_file = $this->zip->get_zip();
+
+	$this->zip->clear_data(); 
+
+	$name = 'photo.jpg';
+	$this->zip->read_file("/path/to/photo.jpg"); // Read the file's contents
+
+
+	$this->zip->download('myphotos.zip');
+