PHP Class

Hi, the server that I use doesn't support the class ZipArchive and on the PHP site it says that you must re-compile PHP with the tag correct tag. However I cannot do this because I'm not on a dedicated server.

Is it possible to put the package (which is written in c) somewhere on the server and use it's classes without having to recompile.

I think I know the answer, and I'm guessing it's no, but I thought it was worth asking.

No. Although there may be some php only zip libraries out there.

Well if you're not picky you can use exec() and commands to unzip files

Tried pclzip?
http://www.phpconcept.net/pclzip/index.en.php