export to epub format in php

Question

Does anyone know of a php class that can create/export ePub files?

I have a book stored in a mysql database and I wish to publish it as an ePub format book?

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Answer 1

Epub is just an archive, like zip or tar. If you want to create an epub file with php from scratch, you have to create separate html-files and a few xml-files with the correct information. Then you should combine them in an archive, it's actually just a zip-archive. It's a little bit work, but it's not very difficult to do with php.

Creating a zip: http://davidwalsh.name/create-zip-php

For XML, it's the simplest to create just the tags you need, it's simple to build it with the correct output.

So:

1) Create html and xml-files and save them temporarily on your server.

2) Create a zip archive with the correct files on your server.

3) Let the user download the archive with the extension .epub.

Good luck!