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coisox
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Help me convert Postman to PHP CURL

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I've tried so much codes found on the internet but can't get it to work. Maybe due to different Alfresco version or PHP version, I don't know.

I successfully upload new file through POSTMAN. Now I want to upload file using Dropzone.js and pass it to PHP file.

Here's my POSTMAN:

When uploading using Dropzone.js, the PHP file receive the file through $_FILES. Here's the var_dump($_FILES):

array(5)
{
  ["name"] => string(12)"contacts.csv"
  ["type"] => string(24)"application/vnd.ms-excel"
  ["tmp_name"] => string(14)"/tmp/phpGJagTg"
  ["error"] => int(0)
  ["size"] => int(2767)
}

Here're two of my latest codes that are not working:

CODE 1:

$data = http_build_query(array(
"filedata" => $_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"],
"destination" => "workspace://SpacesStore/$myNodeRef",
"uploadDirectory" => "p",
"description" => "",
"contenttype" => "cm:content",
"overwrite" => "true",
"thumbnails" => "doclib"
));

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "$alfrescoUrl/alfresco/service/api/upload?alf_ticket=$ticket");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data);
$result = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
echo var_dump($result);

CODE 2:

Note that dropzone.css is located on same folder as the php file which received the upload.

$data = "
  filedata=dropzone.css
  &destination=workspace://SpacesStore/$myNodeRef
  &uploadDirectory=p
  &description=
  &contenttype=cm:content
  &overwrite=true
  &thumbnails=doclib
"
;

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "$alfrescoUrl/alfresco/service/api/upload?alf_ticket=$ticket");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data);
$result = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
echo var_dump($result);
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mehe
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Re: Help me convert Postman to PHP CURL

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have you seen this old thread:  

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mehe
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Re: Help me convert Postman to PHP CURL

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I don't use PHP anymore, but when using curl in bash scripts, I have to use a '@' as prefix for the filepath to let curl know that filedata is a filename and not the content of the file.

Have you tried (for example) filedata=@dropzone.css or "filedata"=>"@" . $_FILES... ?

coisox
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Re: Help me convert Postman to PHP CURL

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I've tried these two as your suggestion but fail:
$data = http_build_query(array('filedata' => "@"."dropzone.css", ...));

$data = array('filedata' => "@"."dropzone.css", ...);

Got this error:
An error inside the HTTP server which prevented it from fulfilling the request

mehe
Senior Member II

Re: Help me convert Postman to PHP CURL

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have you seen this old thread:  

coisox
Active Member

Re: Help me convert Postman to PHP CURL

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Yes. i have look at it. His $_FILES is same as me but his approach seems totally different. He include "Alfresco/Service/xxx" library which I didn't. I successfully login and create new folder without "Alfresco/Service/xxx". I'm trying to do this:
File upload | Alfresco Documentation 
Which didn't suggest me to use "Alfresco/Service/xxx"

coisox
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I don't know whats happening when all replies gone missing (Can I even delete replied message?). Anyway, I found the solution after being lead by your URL suggestion. I thank you for all your help Martin Ehe

Here the final code:

$cfile = curl_file_create(
  $_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"],
  $_FILES["file"]["type"],
  $_FILES["file"]["name"]
);

$data = array(
  "filedata" => $cfile,
  "destination" => "workspace://SpacesStore/$myNodeRef",
  "uploadDirectory" => "subfolder",
  "description" => "",
  "contenttype" => "cm:content",
  "overwrite" => "true",
  "thumbnails" => "doclib"
);

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "$myAlfrescoUrl/alfresco/service/api/upload?alf_ticket=$myTicket");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array("Content-Type: multipart/form-data"));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data);
$result = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
curl_close($ch);

if($result["nodeRef"]) {
  echo "\n\nUpload success. NodeRef: ".$result["nodeRef"];
}
else {
  echo "\n\nUpload error: ".$result["message"];
}
ni0ni0s
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Re: Help me convert Postman to PHP CURL

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could you pls send the whole code for this?

thanks