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How to download a file and save to local PC
I am new to using php and dropbox, so this query may seem simple.
My application is to integrate the ability to upload/download to a specified folder in my Dropbox.
I can do the following in php ...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorIn that case, you essentially have two options:
1) Use getFile to get the file content and pass it down to the browser instead of saving it to disk. You'll still need to supply a valid resource as the $outStream parameter where the SDK can write the data though. How exactly you set that up it outside the scope of Dropbox API support, and may depend on your web framework, so I can't offer much insight there.
2) If you don't want to pass the data through your server, use createShareableLink or createTemporaryDirectLink to get a link to the file to give to the user in their browser.
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