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  <refentry id="function.zip-open">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>zip_open</refname>
    <refpurpose>Open a Zip File Archive</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>resource</type><methodname>zip_open</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>filename</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     Opens a new zip archive for reading.  The
     <parameter>filename</parameter> parameter is the filename of the
     zip archive to open.
    </para>
    <para>
     Returns a resource handle for later use with
     <function>zip_read</function> and <function>zip_close</function>
     or returns &false; if <parameter>filename</parameter> does not
     exist.
    </para>
    <para>
     See also <function>zip_read</function> and
     <function>zip_close</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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