Sample code for 30+ languages & platforms
Perl

S3 Upload Binary File from BinData

See more Amazon S3 (new) Examples

Upload a binary file contained in a BinData object to Amazon S3.

Chilkat Perl Downloads

Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$rest = chilkat::CkRest->new();

# Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
$bTls = 1;
$port = 443;
$bAutoReconnect = 1;
# Make sure to connect to the region where the bucket is located..
$success = $rest->Connect("s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com",$port,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect);

# Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
$authAws = chilkat::CkAuthAws->new();
$authAws->put_AccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
$authAws->put_SecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY");
# Use the correct region..
$authAws->put_Region("us-west-2");
$authAws->put_ServiceName("s3");

$success = $rest->SetAuthAws($authAws);

# Set the bucket name via the HOST header.
# In this case, the bucket name is "chilkat.qa".
# (Also make sure to use the correct region.)
$rest->put_Host("chilkat.qa.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com");

# Load a text file into memory.
$pngData = chilkat::CkBinData->new();
$success = $pngData->LoadFile("qa_data/png/anemone.png");
if ($success != 1) {
    print "Failed to load file from local filesystem." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Indicate the Content-Type of our upload.  (This is optional)
$rest->AddHeader("Content-Type","image/png");

# Upload the file to Amazon S3.
$sbResponse = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$success = $rest->FullRequestBd("PUT","/images/sea_creatures/anemone.png",$pngData,$sbResponse);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Did we get a 200 response indicating success?
$statusCode = $rest->get_ResponseStatusCode();
if ($statusCode != 200) {
    print "Error response: " . $sbResponse->getAsString() . "\r\n";
    print "Status code: " . $statusCode . ", Status text: " . $rest->responseStatusText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print "File successfully uploaded." . "\r\n";