$zip_path = "/path/to/someFile.zip";

// Package files as a zip file

$zip = new ZipArchive();

if (!$zip->open($zip_path, ZIPARCHIVE::CREATE)) {

error_log('Could not create ' . $zip_path);

return;

}

foreach ($files as $file) {

$zip->addFile("/path/to/$file", $file);

}

$zip->close();