create_zip_archive_laravel.php

<?php

namespace App\Services;

use ZipArchive;

class ZipArchiveService
{
	public function makeZip()
	{
		$downloadDir= '../download';
		$archiveFileName = 'archive.zip'; 
		
		// create zip archive
		
		$zip = new ZipArchive; 
		
		if ($zip->open($downloadDir. '/' . $archiveFileName, ZipArchive::CREATE) === TRUE) 
		{
			// add file/s
			$file = '../path/to/file.pdf';
			if(file_exists($file))
			$zip->addFile($file, 'New Name.pdf'); 
		} 
		
		// download file
		$headers = array(
			'Content-Type' => 'application/octet-stream',
		);
		
		if(file_exists($downloadDir. '/' . $archiveFileName))
		{
			return response()->download($downloadDir. '/' . $archiveFileName, $archiveFileName, $headers);
		} 
	}
}