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Dropbox API for search in PHP
Hi,
I'm trying to search for a file uploaded in my Dropbox APP using the following code:
$data = json_encode(array("path" => "/", "query" => $this->filename, "mode" => "filename"));
$...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThat endpoint returns the file context in the response body. What your app does with that response is up to you. I.e., you can have it read it into memory and do something with it there, or you can save it to a local file.
Here's an example that tells curl to save it to a local file:
https://stackoverflow.com/documentation/dropbox-api/408/downloading-a-file/20965/downloading-a-file-with-metadata-via-curl-in-php#t=201706161828140145756
Alternatively, instead of saving it to a local file using curl's CURLOPT_FILE option, you can read the file data from the curl_exec output, e.g., in that example saved as $output.
Here's an example that tells curl to save it to a local file:
https://stackoverflow.com/documentation/dropbox-api/408/downloading-a-file/20965/downloading-a-file-with-metadata-via-curl-in-php#t=201706161828140145756
Alternatively, instead of saving it to a local file using curl's CURLOPT_FILE option, you can read the file data from the curl_exec output, e.g., in that example saved as $output.
Hi,
Thank you for your reply.
We do not want to save in local file. Also, reading in memory may cause memory exhausted issue with large files. Same is the issue with saving the read data in a variable when the file is large enough.
Instead, we want to read the file in parts instead of reading the entire file at once. Is there any option to the same?
- Greg-DBThe file data is returned in the HTTP response, so you could read from it as a stream if your HTTP client supports it.
It looks like PHP curl's may effectively support this via CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION:
http://docs.php.net/function.curl-setopt- Hi,
I didn't understand how the file data is returned as a stream. As far as I can see, it returns a normal read data. Can you please elaborate on this with an example?- Greg-DBApologies, my reply was a little misleading. It seems CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION doesn't return a stream object exactly, but it's a way for you to supply a function that will be called multiple times to read data off the reply a piece at a time.
In any case, this is more about using curl in PHP now, which is outside my area of expertise, so you may want to refer to the documentation or support community for PHP/curl for more information on using that.
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