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jary_capstone
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8 years ago
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Uploading files from a file server to DropBox

I've been adding some code to upload a file from my server to a specific folder in Dropbox but nothing successful. I'm using Yii2 advanced framework. (Php, javascript and html code in it). These are...
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    8 years ago

    Based on this code, it looks like you've switched to using this other "Dropbox Uploader" library:

    https://github.com/jakajancar/DropboxUploader

    We do not recommend using this. From the its own readme:

    "Its development was started before Dropbox released their API, and to work, it scrapes their website. So you can and probably should use their API now as it is much more stable."

    I recommend using a third party library that actually uses the API, like you were before, or calling the API directly.

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Lusil
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8 years ago
 
I’ve gone ahead and moved your post to the developer section of the Forum - perhaps some like-minded users will have some ideas to share on this with you. 
 
Cheers! :nerd:

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