How do I compress with a specific method using WinRAR?

The solution I see is the following

1. Make a copy of the file by changing its extension to zip
2. Sort out the file header using zipinfo, better yet, a HEX editor and a specification
3. Unpack the archive using 7zip
4. Package the archive using 7zip and the corresponding command-line switches

Supplement

Alas, I am not sure that there is a package utility that can provide the ability to manually specify individual header attributes of the created zip archive. In this case, I can offer my own experience as a template. Namely, a php script that uses the language to create a zip archive using compression methodsSTORE, DEFLATE, BZIP2.

Thus, after analyzing the header of the source archive in detail, you can select the essential fields and, before using the php script provided below, correct the script " under myself."

zipfile.lib.php

<?php

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Класс для создания Zip-файла                                                     //
//                                                                                  //
// http://majestio.info                                                             //
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// The MIT License (MIT)
//
// Copyright © 2012 Majestio. All rights reserved.
//
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
// a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
// permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
// the following conditions:
// 
// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
// 
// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
// EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
// IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
// CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
// TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
// SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

class ZipFile {

  // BZIP2   - bzcompress
  // DEFLATE - gzdeflate

  var $Debug = 1;

  var $Zip_Name = "";
  var $ctrl_dir = array();           // Central Directory
  var $eof_ctrl_dir = "\x50\x4b\x05\x06\x00\x00\x00\x00";    // End of Central Directory record

  var $ExcDirs  = array();
  var $ExcFiles = array();
  var $CMethod = 0;            // Compression method by default = DEFLATE(0), or BZIP2(1), or AUTO(2) = DEFLATE or BZIP2
  var $CLevel  = 5;            // Compression level by default = 5

  var $PartSize = 0;           // Max size of parts of archive files (0 - no divide by parts)
  var $PartCurr = 0;           // Current number of part
  var $PartLen  = 0;           // Current length of written data

  var $old_offset = 0;
  var $len_data = 0;
  var $utf_flag = 0;
  var $Fd;

  var $Ext = array(
    '7z','a00','a01','a02','ace','ain','alz','apz','ar','arc','arh','ari','arj','ark',
    'axx','b64','ba','bh','bhx','boo','bz','bz2','bza','bzip','bzip2','c00','c01','c02',
    'cab','car','cb7','cbr','cbz','cp9','cpt','dd','deb','dgc','dist','djvu','dl_','dz',
    'ecs','efw','epi','ex_','f','fdp','gca','gif','gz','gza','gzi','gzip','ha','hbc','hbc2',
    'hbe','hki','hki1','hki2','hki3','hpk','hyp','ice','ipg','ipk','ish','ita','j','jar.pac',
    'jgz','jic','jpeg','jpg','kgb','lbr','lemon','lha','lnx','lqr','lz','lzh','lzma','lzo',
    'lzx','md','mou','mzp','oar','oz','p7m','pack.gz','package','pae','pak','paq6','paq7',
    'paq8','par','par2','pbi','pcv','pea','pet','pf','pim','pit','piz','pkg','png','pup',
    'pup','puz','qda','r0','r00','r01','r02','r03','r1','r2','r21','r30','rar','rev','rk',
    'rnc','rp9','rpm','rte','rzs','s00','s01','s02','sar','sdn','sea','sen','sfs','sfx',
    'sh','shar','shr','sit','sitx','spt','sqx','sqz','tar','tar.gz','tar.xz','taz','tbz',
    'tbz2','tg','tgz','tlz','tlzma','tsk','txz','tz','uc2','uha','vem','vsi','wad','war',
    'wot','xef','xez','xmcdz','xpi','xx','xz','y','z','z01','z02','z03','z04','z05','z06',
    'z07','z08','z09','zap','zi','zip','zipx','zix','zl','zoo','zpi','zz');
  // **********************************************************************************

  function __construct($iName, $iLevel=5) {
    try {
      if (strtolower(substr($iName,-4,4)) != ".zip") $iName .= ".zip";
      $this->Zip_Name = $iName;
      $this->CLevel = (($iLevel>=0) && ($iLevel<=9)) ? $iLevel : 5;
      $this->Fd = fopen($iName, "w");
      $this->Logger("<h1>Start</h1>");
    } catch (Exception $e) {
      print $e->getMessage();
    }
  }

  // **********************************************************************************

  function __destruct() {
    $ctrldir = implode("",$this->ctrl_dir);
    $this->Writer(
      $ctrldir.
      $this->eof_ctrl_dir.
      pack("v", sizeof($this->ctrl_dir)).     // total number of entries "on this disk"
      pack("v", sizeof($this->ctrl_dir)).     // total number of entries overall
      pack("V", strlen($ctrldir)).            // size of central dir
      // pack("V", strlen($data)).
      pack("V", $this->len_data).             // offset to start of central dir
      "\x00\x00"                              // .zip file comment length
    );
    fclose($this->Fd);
    $this->Logger("<h1>Done</h1>");
    // clear all keys of this object
    foreach ($this as $key => $value) {
      unset($this->$key);
    }
  }

  // **********************************************************************************
  // Set_Exclude($Dirs,$Files) - Add a directory and files to exclude from processing
  // **********************************************************************************

  function Set_Exclude($iExcDir,$iExcFiles) {
    $this->ExcDirs  = $iExcDir;
    $this->ExcFiles = $iExcFiles;
  }

  // **********************************************************************************
  // Set_PartSize($iSize) - Set an length of parts of the archive
  // **********************************************************************************

  function Set_PartSize($iPart) {
    if (($iPart == 0) || ($iPart>1023)) {
      $this->PartSize = $iPart;
    } else {
      throw new Exception('PartSize must be 0 or > 1023!');
    }
  }

  // **********************************************************************************
  // Set_Method($iMethod) - Set Method for compress processing
  // **********************************************************************************

  function Set_Method($iMethod) {
    if ($iMethod == 1) {
      $this->CMethod = 1;
    } elseif ($iMethod == 2) {
      $this->CMethod = 2;
    } else {
      $this->CMethod = 0;
    }
  }

  // **********************************************************************************
  // Set_Level($iLevel) - Set Level for compress processing
  // **********************************************************************************

  function Set_Level($iLevel) {
    if (($iLevel >= 0) || ($iLevel <= 9)) $CLevel = $iLevel; // else 5
  }


  // **********************************************************************************
  // Logger($iMessage) - Print debug information
  // **********************************************************************************

  function Logger($iMes) {
    if ($this->Debug) {
       echo "$iMes\n";
    }
  }

  // **********************************************************************************
  // Writer($iData) - Write data to file
  // **********************************************************************************

  function Writer($iData) {
    $Data = $iData;
    if ($this->PartSize>0) {
      while($Data) {
        if (strlen($Data) + $this->PartLen >= $this->PartSize) {
          fwrite($this->Fd,substr($Data,0,$this->PartSize-$this->PartLen));
          fclose($this->Fd);
          $Data = substr($Data,$this->PartSize-$this->PartLen);
          $this->PartLen = 0;
          // переименование первого
          if ($this->PartCurr == 0) rename ($this->Zip_Name,$this->Zip_Name.".001");
          // новый файл
          $this->Fd = fopen($this->Zip_Name.sprintf(".%03d",++$this->PartCurr+1), "w");
        } else {
          fwrite($this->Fd,$Data);
          $this->PartLen += strlen($Data);
          $Data = "";
        }
     }
    } else {
      fwrite($this->Fd,$Data);
    }
  }

  // **********************************************************************************
  // add_Dir($name) - Adds a directory to the zip with the name $name
  // **********************************************************************************

  function Add_Dir($name) { // Adds a directory to the zip with the name $name
    $name = str_replace("\\", "/", $name);
    $name = preg_replace("/^(\.\/)(.*)$/", "$2", $name);
    if ((!$name) || ($name == ".")) return;
    $fr = "\x50\x4b\x03\x04";
    $fr .= "\x0a\x00";              // version needed to extract
    $fr .= "\x00\x00";              // general purpose bit flag
    $fr .= "\x00\x00";              // compression method
    $fr .= "\x00\x00\x00\x00";      // last mod time and date
    $fr .= pack("V",0);             // crc32
    $fr .= pack("V",0);             //compressed filesize
    $fr .= pack("V",0);             //uncompressed filesize
    $fr .= pack("v",strlen($name)); //length of pathname
    $fr .= pack("v", 0);            //extra field length
    $fr .= $name;
    // end of "local file header" segment

    // no "file data" segment for path

    // "data descriptor" segment (optional but necessary if archive is not served as file)
    $fr .= pack("V",0); //crc32
    $fr .= pack("V",0); //compressed filesize
    $fr .= pack("V",0); //uncompressed filesize

    // add this entry to array
    $this->Writer($fr);
    $this->len_data += strlen($fr);

    // -- $new_offset = strlen(implode("", $this->datasec));
    $new_offset = $this->len_data;

    // ext. file attributes mirrors MS-DOS directory attr byte, detailed
    // at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q125/0/19.asp

    // now add to central record
    $cdrec = "\x50\x4b\x01\x02";
    $cdrec .="\x00\x00";           // version made by
    $cdrec .="\x14\x00";           // version needed to extract
    $cdrec .="\x00\x00";           // general purpose bit flag
    $cdrec .="\x00\x00";           // compression method
    $cdrec .="\x00\x00\x00\x00";   // last mod time and date
    $cdrec .= pack("V",0);         // crc32
    $cdrec .= pack("V",0);         //compressed filesize
    $cdrec .= pack("V",0);         //uncompressed filesize
    $cdrec .= pack("v", strlen($name) ); //length of filename
    $cdrec .= pack("v", 0 );       //extra field length
    $cdrec .= pack("v", 0 );       //file comment length
    $cdrec .= pack("v", 0 );       //disk number start
    $cdrec .= pack("v", 0 );       //internal file attributes
    $cdrec .= pack("V", 16 );      //external file attributes  - 'directory' bit set

    $cdrec .= pack("V", $this->old_offset); //relative offset of local header
    $this->old_offset = $new_offset;

    $cdrec .= $name;
    // optional extra field, file comment goes here, save to array
    $this->ctrl_dir[] = $cdrec;
  }

  // **********************************************************************************
  // Add_File($data, $name) - Adds a file to the path specified by $name with the
  //                          contents $data
  // **********************************************************************************

  function Add_File($name) {
    $name = str_replace("\\", "/", $name);
    $name = preg_replace("/^(\.\/)(.*)$/", "$2", $name);
    if (!$name) return;
    // check to skip compress by extention
    $Skip = 0;
    foreach ($this->Ext as $I) {
      if (strtolower(substr($name,-(strlen($I)+1),strlen($I)+1)) == ".".$I) {
        $Skip = 1;
        break;
      }
    }
    try {
      $data = implode("",file($name));
      $cMethod = "\x00\x00";             // compression method - STORE
      if (!$Skip) {
        if ($this->CLevel > 0) {
          if ($this->CMethod == 1) {
            $cMethod = "\x0C\x00";       // compression method - BZIP2
          } else {
            $cMethod = "\x08\x00";       // compression method - DEFLATE
          }
        }
      }

      $name = str_replace("\\", "/", $name);

      $fr = "\x50\x4b\x03\x04";
      $fr .= "\x0A\x00";                 // version needed to extract
      $fr .= "\x00\x00";                 // general purpose bit flag

      $unc_len = strlen($data);
      $crc = crc32($data);
      if (($this->CLevel>0) && (!$Skip)) {

        if ($this->CMethod == 0) {
          $cMethod = "\x08\x00";
          $zdata = gzdeflate($data,$this->CLevel);
        } elseif ($this->CMethod == 1) {
          $cMethod = "\x0C\x00";
          $zdata = bzcompress($data,$this->CLevel);
        } else {
          $zdata_d = gzdeflate($data,$this->CLevel);
          $zdata_b = bzcompress($data,$this->CLevel);
          if (strlen($zdata_d)>strlen($zdata_b)) {
            $zdata = $zdata_b;
            $cMethod = "\x0C\x00";
          } else {
            $zdata = $zdata_d;
            $cMethod = "\x08\x00";
          }
        }
        if (strlen($zdata)>strlen($data)) {
          $cMethod = "\x00\x00";
          $zdata = $data;
        }
      } else {
        $cMethod = "\x00\x00";
        $zdata = $data;
      }

      $fr .= $cMethod;                           // compression method
      $fr .= "\x00\x00\x00\x00";                 // last mod time and date
      $c_len = strlen($zdata);                   // data length
      $fr .= pack("V", $crc);                    // crc32
      $fr .= pack("V", $c_len);                  // compressed filesize
      $fr .= pack("V", $unc_len);                // uncompressed filesize
      $fr .= pack("v", strlen($name) );          // length of filename
      $fr .= pack("v", 0 );                      // extra field length
      $fr .= $name;
      // end of "local file header" segment

      // "file data" segment
      $fr .= $zdata;

      // "data descriptor" segment (optional but necessary if archive is not served as file)
      $fr .= pack("V",$crc);         // crc32
      $fr .= pack("V",$c_len);       // compressed filesize
      $fr .= pack("V",$unc_len);     // uncompressed filesize

      // add this entry to array
      $this->Writer($fr);
      $this->len_data += strlen($fr);
      $new_offset = $this->len_data;

      // now add to central directory record
      $cdrec = "\x50\x4b\x01\x02";
      $cdrec .="\x00\x00";          // version made by
      $cdrec .="\x0A\x00";          // version needed to extract
      $cdrec .="\x00\x00";          // general purpose bit flag
      $cdrec .= $cMethod;           // compression method
      $cdrec .="\x00\x00\x00\x00";  // last mod time & date
      $cdrec .= pack("V",$crc);     // crc32
      $cdrec .= pack("V",$c_len);   // compressed filesize
      $cdrec .= pack("V",$unc_len); // uncompressed filesize
      $cdrec .= pack("v", strlen($name) ); //length of filename
      $cdrec .= pack("v", 0 );      // extra field length
      $cdrec .= pack("v", 0 );      // file comment length
      $cdrec .= pack("v", 0 );      // disk number start
      $cdrec .= pack("v", 0 );      // internal file attributes
      $cdrec .= pack("V", 32 );     // external file attributes - 'archive' bit set

      $cdrec .= pack("V", $this->old_offset); //relative offset of local header
      $this->old_offset = $new_offset;

      $cdrec .= $name;
      // optional extra field, file comment goes here
      // save to central directory
      $this->ctrl_dir[] = $cdrec;
    } catch (Exception $e) {
      print $e->getMessage();
    }
  }

  // **********************************************************************************
  // Add_Tree($name) - Adds a root of tree directories for scan and processing
  // **********************************************************************************

  function Add_Tree($root) {
    if(!$root) $root = ".";
    $this->Add_Dir($root.'/');
    preg_match('/(.+)\/.+/', $this->Zip_Name,$Matches);
    $Arc_Dir = $Matches[0];
    $this->Logger("<ul>");
    $dh = opendir($root);
    while (false !== ($file = readdir($dh))) {
      if ($file != "." && $file != "..") {
        if (is_dir($root.'/'.$file)) {
          if ($root.'/'.$file != $Arc_Dir) {
            if (!in_array($root.'/'.$file,$this->ExcDirs)) {
              $this->Logger("<li><b>".$root."/".$file."</b></li>");
              $this->Add_Tree($root.'/'.$file);
            } else {
              $this->Logger("<li><b><font color=\"red\">".$root."/".$file."</font></b></li>");
            }
          }
        } else {
          if (!in_array($root.'/'.$file,$this->ExcFiles)) {
            if ($this->Zip_Name != $root.'/'.$file) {
              $this->Logger("<li>".$root."/".$file."</li>");
              $this->Add_File($root.'/'.$file);
            }
          } else {
            $this->Logger("<li><font color=\"red\">".$root."/".$file."</font></li>");
          }
        }
      }
    }
    $this->Logger("</ul>");
    closedir($dh);
  }
}
?>

backup-site.php (creating a backup copy of the site)

<?php

   require 'zipfile.lib.php';
   $Back = new ZipFile("backup/backup-site.zip",9);
   $Dirs = array("./backup");
   $File = array();
   $Back->Set_Exclude($Dirs,$File);
   $Back->Set_PartSize(1024*1024*1024);
   $Back->Ext=array();
   $Back->Set_Method(2);
   $Back->Set_Level(9);
   $Back->Add_Tree("");

?>

This "archiver" works according to the following algorithm:

1. If Set_Level(0) is set, then all the contents are packed using the STORE compression method (in fact, simple copying to the archive without compression)
2. If Set_Level(1) or more is specified, and Set_Method(0) - the compression method DEFLATE or STORE will be used, which in the compression process will be less than
3. If Set_Level(1) or more is specified, and Set_Method(1) - the compression method BZIP2 or STORE will be used, which will be less than
4. If Set_Level(1) or more is specified, and Set_Method(2) - the compression method BZIP2 or DEFLATE or STORE will be used, which will be less than

Example of a "mixed" archive

Early versions of WinRAR do not know how to work with such an archive, they consider it "broken". And 7zip works assuredly: