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PHP

How to post form data from PHP 7 using LinkedIn API?

July 28, 2020 comments off

In Previous blog Click Here We also learned that How to Sign-in or login from PHP 7 using LinkedIn API. So, In this blog, I am going to post or send form data from PHP using Linkedin API. In the previous blog, I already Install “composer require guzzlehttp/guzzle:^7.0” and create a Linkedin API and Sign In & Login from Linkedin API. So, Let’s start to describe In this blog I am creating a page “profile.php” for after Login in Linkedin so return in “profile.php” like Mention below-

<?php
require "config.php";
$profile = $linkedin->getPerson($_SESSION['linkedInAccessToken']);
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Share with LinkedIn API v2</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.3.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<style>
body, html {
height: 100%;
}
.bg {
background-image: url("/images/bg.jpg");
height: 100%;
background-position: center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
}
</style>
</head>
<body class="bg">
<div class="container">
<br><br><br>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-6 offset-3" style="margin: auto;background: white; padding: 20px; box-shadow: 10px 10px 5px #888;">
<div class="panel-heading">
<h1>Share on LinkedIn</h1>
<p style="font-style: italic;">Profile</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="panel-body">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-3">
<img src="<?php echo $profile->profilePicture->{"displayImage~"}->elements[0]->identifiers[0]->identifier; ?>" alt="" class="thumbnail">
</div>
<div class="col-9">
<dl class="row">
<dt class="col-12">
Profile ID
</dt>
<dd class="col-12">
<?php echo $profile->id ?>
</dd>
<dt class="col-12">
Profile Name
</dt>
<dd class="col-12">
<?php echo $profile->firstName->localized->en_US ?> <?php echo $profile->lastName->localized->en_US ?>
</dd>
</dl>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
<h5>Share Post</h5>
<form action="redirector.php">
<select name="type" id="type" class="form-control" required="required">
<option value="text">Share Text Post</option>
</select>
<br>
<input type="submit" class="btn btn-danger btn-block" value="Proceed">
</form>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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Output-

When you click to proceed button for then “redirector.php” and re-director page will return you in “gettextpost.php” mention below-

<?php
$type = $_GET['type'];
switch ($type) {
case 'text':
header("location: /gettextpost.php");
die();
break;
default:
die("INVALID USE OF HEADER INFORMATION");
break;
}
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After click Share button for Post the redirect to “gettextpost.php” so this page data mention below-

<?php
require "config.php";
$profile = $linkedin->getPerson($_SESSION['linkedInAccessToken']);
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Share with LinkedIn API v2</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.3.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<style>
body, html {
height: 100%;
}
.bg {
background-image: url("/images/bg.jpg");
height: 100%;
background-position: center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
}
</style>
</head>
<body class="bg">
<div class="container">
<br><br><br>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-6 offset-3" style="margin: auto;background: white; padding: 20px; box-shadow: 10px 10px 5px #888;">
<div class="panel-heading">
<h1>Share on LinkedIn</h1>
<p style="font-style: italic;">Profile</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="panel-body">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-3">
<img src="<?php echo $profile->profilePicture->{"displayImage~"}->elements[0]->identifiers[0]->identifier; ?>" alt="" class="thumbnail">
</div>
<div class="col-9">
<dl class="row">
<dt class="col-12">
Profile ID
</dt>
<dd class="col-12">
<?php echo $profile->id ?>
</dd>
<dt class="col-12">
Profile Name
</dt>
<dd class="col-12">
<?php echo $profile->firstName->localized->en_US ?> <?php echo $profile->lastName->localized->en_US ?>
</dd>
</dl>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
<h5>Share Post</h5>
<form action="posttextpost.php" required="required" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="profile" value="<?php echo $profile->id ?>">
<textarea name="content" id="content" cols="30" rows="5" placeholder="What's on your mind?" class="form-control"></textarea>
<br>
<label for="">Privacy</label>
<select class="form-control" name="privacy" id="privacy">
<option value="PUBLIC">Public</option>
<option value="CONNECTIONS">Connections Only</option>
</select>
<br>
<input type="submit" class="btn btn-danger btn-block" value="Proceed">
</form>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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Output-

When you submit button this form the redirect to “posttextpost.php” so this page date mention below-

<?php
require_once "config.php";
$profile = $_POST['profile'];
$content = $_POST['content'];
$privacy = $_POST['privacy'];
$post = $linkedin->linkedInTextPost($_SESSION['linkedInAccessToken'] , $profile, $content, $privacy);
$post = json_decode($post);
if (isset($post->id)) {
echo "POSTED";
} else {
echo "FAILED.";
}
?>
<br>
<a href="/profile.php">BACK TO PROFILE</a>
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Output-

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