(PHP Extension) Download File from Dropbox into a String Variable

Demonstrates how to download a file from Dropbox directly into a string variable.

Chilkat PHP Downloads PHP Extension for Windows, Linux, MacOS, Alpine Linux, Solaris

<?php

// The version number (9_5_0) should match version of the Chilkat extension used, omitting the micro-version number.
// For example, if using Chilkat v9.5.0.48, then include as shown here:
include("chilkat_9_5_0.php");

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

// A Dropbox access token should have been previously obtained.
// Dropbox access tokens do not expire.
// See Dropbox Access Token.

$rest = new CkRest();

// Connect to Dropbox
$success = $rest->Connect('content.dropboxapi.com',443,true,true);
if ($success != true) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Add request headers.
$rest->AddHeader('Authorization','Bearer DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN');

// The download "parameters" are contained in JSON passed in an HTTP request header.
// This is the JSON indicating the file to be downloaded:
// { 
//    "path": "/jack.txt",
// }

$json = new CkJsonObject();
$json->AppendString('path','/jack.txt');
$rest->AddHeader('Dropbox-API-Arg',$json->emit());

// The content of the file on Dropbox is returned.
$fileContent = $rest->fullRequestNoBody('POST','/2/files/download');
if ($rest->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// When successful, Dropbox responds with a 200 response code.
if ($rest->get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
    // Examine the request/response to see what happened.
    print 'response status code = ' . $rest->get_ResponseStatusCode() . "\n";
    print 'response status text = ' . $rest->responseStatusText() . "\n";
    print 'response header: ' . $rest->responseHeader() . "\n";
    print 'response body (if any): ' . $fileContent . "\n";
    print '---' . "\n";
    print 'LastRequestStartLine: ' . $rest->lastRequestStartLine() . "\n";
    print 'LastRequestHeader: ' . $rest->lastRequestHeader() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Show the file content that was downloaded:
print $fileContent . "\n";
print '----' . "\n";

// Information about the downloaded file is also available as JSON in a response header.
// The "dropbox-api-result" response header contains the information.  For example:
$apiResult = $rest->responseHdrByName('dropbox-api-result');
print $apiResult . "\n";

// In this case, the pretty-formatted dropbox-api-result JSON looks like this:
// { 
//   "name": "jack.txt",
//   "path_lower": "/jack.txt",
//   "path_display": "/jack.txt",
//   "id": "id:yqx4-tE_NKAAAAAAAAAAAQ",
//   "client_modified": "2016-06-02T20:42:11Z",
//   "server_modified": "2016-06-02T20:42:11Z",
//   "rev": "8482db15f",
//   "size": 42
// }

// Load the JSON, pretty-print it, and demonstrate how to get some values...
$jsonResult = new CkJsonObject();
$jsonResult->put_EmitCompact(false);
$jsonResult->Load($apiResult);
// Show the JSON pretty-printed...
print $jsonResult->emit() . "\n";

// Sample code to get data from the JSON response:
$size = $jsonResult->IntOf('size');
print 'size = ' . $size . "\n";

$rev = $jsonResult->stringOf('rev');
print 'rev = ' . $rev . "\n";

$clientModified = $jsonResult->stringOf('client_modified');
$ckdt = new CkDateTime();
$ckdt->SetFromTimestamp($clientModified);
$bLocalTime = true;
// dt is a CkDtObj
$dt = $ckdt->GetDtObj($bLocalTime);
print $dt->get_Day() . '/' . $dt->get_Month() . '/' . $dt->get_Year() . ' ' . $dt->get_Hour() . ':'
     . $dt->get_Minute() . "\n";


?>