PHP can execute shell commands, which means it can compress selected files into a archive or zipped package:
exec('tar zcf files.tar.gz file1 file2 file3');Or make a zip file:
exec('zip files.zip file1 file2 file3');You can then use PHP to render and supply download of the zip file to your visitor.
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