google/cloud

Google Cloud Client Library for PHP - an idiomatic, intuitive, and natural way for PHP developers to integrate with Google Cloud Platform services, like Cloud Datastore and Cloud Storage.

$ composer require google/cloud

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What is it?

The Google Cloud Client Library is a client library for accessing Google Cloud Platform services that significantly reduces the boilerplate code you have to write. The library provides high-level API abstractions so they're easier to understand. It embraces idioms of PHP, works well with the standard library, and integrates better with your codebase. All this means you spend more time creating code that matters to you.

The Google Cloud Client Library is configured to access Google Cloud Platform services and authenticate (OAuth 2.0) automatically on your behalf. With a one-line install and a private key, you are up and ready to go. Better yet, if you are running on a Google Compute Engine instance, the one-line install is enough!

Example: Retrieve a bucket from Cloud Storage

use Google\Cloud\Core\ServiceBuilder; $gcloud = new ServiceBuilder([ 'keyFilePath' => '/path/to/key/file.json', 'projectId' => 'myProject' ]); $storage = $gcloud->storage(); $bucket = $storage->bucket('myBucket');

FAQ

What is the relationship between the Google Cloud Client Library package and the gcloud command-line tool?

Both the gcloud command-line tool and the Google Cloud Client Library package are a part of the Google Cloud SDK: a collection of tools and libraries that enable you to easily create and manage resources on the Google Cloud Platform. The gcloud command-line tool can be used to manage both your development workflow and your Google Cloud Platform resources while the Google Cloud Client Library package is the offical library for interacting with PHP.

What is the relationship between the Google Cloud Client Library and the Google APIs PHP Client?

The Google APIs PHP Client is a client library for using the broad set of Google APIs. The Google Cloud Client Library is built specifically for the Google Cloud Platform and is the recommended way to integrate Google Cloud APIs into your PHP applications. If your application requires both Google Cloud Platform and other Google APIs, the 2 libraries may be used by your application.