Zip/UnZip File on Webserver using our iphone - iphone

Question

Is it Possible to Zip/UnZip File on Webserver using our iphone to use that file ?
If it is, please guide me how can I do that? My Problem is I want to upload/Download a Folder from webserver to local and I do that by first zip local folder and then upload it from webserver..
Is it right way to Upload/Download folder by Creating Zip?

Answer 1

-(void)updateFromInternet
{
progressView.progress = 0;
//save to a temp file
NSString* updateURL = #"http://www.touch-code-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/LargeAppUpdate.zip";
NSLog(#"Checking update at : %#", updateURL);
progressView.hidden = NO;
responseData = [[NSMutableData alloc] init];
NSURLRequest* updateRequest = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL: [NSURL URLWithString:updateURL]];
NSURLConnection* connection = [[NSURLConnection alloc] initWithRequest:updateRequest delegate:self];
[connection start];
NSLog(#"Download start...");
}
if u have any query check this link
http://www.touch-code-magazine.com/update-dynamically-your-iphone-app-with-new-content/

Answer 2

Finally Its Over.
Using RecursionFunction this will Complete... No need to Zip/Unzip folder..
-(void)recursiveMethod:(NSString *)strPath
{
[client1 initWithHost:#"HostName" username:self.username password:self.password];
NSArray *listFiles = [[NSArray alloc]init];
//Fetching data from document directory.
// NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
//
// // Get documents folder
// NSString *docDir = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSFileManager *fm = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
if ([fm fileExistsAtPath:strPath isDirectory:&isDir] && isDir)
{
subpaths = [fm subpathsAtPath:strPath];
}
listFiles = [fm contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:strPath error:nil];
NSLog(#"listFiles ==== %#",listFiles);
for(int j=0; j < [listFiles count] ;j++)
{
//Check For Folder
if([[listFiles objectAtIndex:j]rangeOfString:#"."].location == NSNotFound)
{
self.folderName = [self.folderName stringByAppendingPathComponent:[listFiles objectAtIndex:j]];
//Create Current Folder
[client1 createCollection:self.folderName];
self.countItemsInFolder = 0; //countItemsInFolder is int(counter)
//call recursiveMethod again
strPath = [strPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:[listFiles objectAtIndex:j]];
[self recursiveMethod:strPath];
self.folderName = [self.folderName stringByDeletingLastPathComponent];
strPath = [strPath stringByDeletingLastPathComponent];
}
else
{
//upload Files
self.countItemsInFolder = j+1;
[self appdelegate].remoteFolderForUpload = self.folderName;
NSString *destiFilePath = [strPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:[listFiles objectAtIndex:j]];
[client1 uploadFile:[listFiles objectAtIndex:j] toPath:self.folderName fromPath:destiFilePath];
}
}
if([listFiles count] == self.countItemsInFolder)
{
strPath = [strPath stringByDeletingLastPathComponent];
}
}

Answer 3

Download
- download zip from server and unzip it.
Upload
- Zip the files on device using miniZip and upload to server
Unzip the .zip on server. Use a script to do this automatically. Not necessarily to remote control the unzip process on server through iPhone.