Connecting via PHP to your DigitalOcean space

Hello, @gschnieders

I believe that a similar question was asked before in our community. You can check the question here:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/whats-the-best-way-to-use-digital-ocean-spaces-upload-api-with-a-php-project

Hope that this helps! Regards, Alex

To connect to your DigitalOcean Spaces and interact with it via PHP, you can use the AWS SDK for PHP, as DigitalOcean Spaces is compatible with the S3 API. Below is a step-by-step guide to set up the connection and perform basic operations like listing files, deleting files, and uploading files.

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1. Prerequisites

1. Install the AWS SDK for PHP Use Composer to install the SDK:

composer require aws/aws-sdk-php

1. Create DigitalOcean API Keys

   • Go to your DigitalOcean Control Panel.
   • Navigate to API > Spaces access keys and create an access key.
   • Note the Access Key and Secret Key.

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2. Connecting to Your Space

Create a PHP file, e.g., connect_space.php, and use the following code:

<?php

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use Aws\S3\S3Client;

// DigitalOcean Spaces configuration
$space_name = 'your-space-name';
$region = 'your-region'; // e.g., "nyc3" for New York
$endpoint = "https://$region.digitaloceanspaces.com"; // Base URL for Spaces

// Your API keys
$access_key = 'your-access-key';
$secret_key = 'your-secret-key';

try {
    // Initialize the S3 client
    $s3 = new S3Client([
        'version' => 'latest',
        'region' => $region,
        'endpoint' => $endpoint,
        'credentials' => [
            'key' => $access_key,
            'secret' => $secret_key,
        ],
    ]);

    echo "Connected to DigitalOcean Space successfully.";
} catch (Exception $e) {
    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
}

Replace:

• your-space-name with the name of your Space.
• your-region (e.g., nyc3, ams3).
• your-access-key and your-secret-key with the API credentials you generated.

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3. Performing Basic Operations

A. List All Files

try {
    $result = $s3->listObjects([
        'Bucket' => $space_name,
    ]);

    echo "Files in Space:\n";
    foreach ($result['Contents'] as $object) {
        echo $object['Key'] . "\n";
    }
} catch (Exception $e) {
    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
}

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B. Delete a File

$file_to_delete = 'path/to/your/file.jpg';

try {
    $s3->deleteObject([
        'Bucket' => $space_name,
        'Key' => $file_to_delete,
    ]);

    echo "File '$file_to_delete' deleted successfully.";
} catch (Exception $e) {
    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
}