How to delete user uploaded file automatically after 7 days using dropbox api (php)

Asked Nov 21 '16 at 12:12

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First of all I am using dropbox sdk (PHP) and successfully upload the file using below code

$result = $dbxClient->uploadFile("/".$name, dbx\WriteMode::add(), $f);

the problem is If the file name is same it automatically append the number (ex. file(1).jpg). So i can't directly delete file like these

$dbxClient->delete($name);

because now my filename $name is different. So how to delete uploaded file automatically after 7 days. Thank you in advance.

asked Nov 21 '16 at 12:12

Rushi Jagani

run a cronjob in your server – Kalaivani M Nov 21 '16 at 12:13
while uploading a file get that date and save it in your database. by running cron job `date+7` delete the file name – Kalaivani M Nov 21 '16 at 12:16
but my uploaded file name is chaged because of same file name. – Rushi Jagani Nov 21 '16 at 12:18
set filename column as unique – Kalaivani M Nov 21 '16 at 12:19
suppose i upload file **john.jpg** two time so there are two copies on server (1st) john.jpg & (2nd) john(1).jpg But there is only one copy in my local database. So eventually one file will be deleted from server. **john(1).jpg** will not be deleted – Rushi Jagani Nov 21 '16 at 12:23
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The `uploadFile` method returns the actual file metadata for the uploaded file, so if a different name was used, it will contain that. You can store that resultant file name for later use. – Greg Nov 21 '16 at 21:45
Its working.Thank you @Greg – Rushi Jagani Nov 22 '16 at 04:44

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