Error on integrating php and google sheets api - php

Question

I am trying to integrate google sheets api with php so that I can capture html form data and append it to spreadsheet but I am facing a weird error.
Below is the php snippet:
$client = new \Google_Client();
$client->setApplicationName('WEBMONK_QUOTATION_REQUESTS');
$client->setScopes([\Google_Service_Sheets::SPREADSHEETS]);
$client->setAccessType('offline');
$client->setAuthConfig('../credentials.json');
$service = new Google_Service_Sheets($client);
$spreadsheets_id = '1S2LPDl5XmOEx4TQ3cR4yZ4SAALcxXRyxU5nFMU7RW0I';
$range = 'QUOTESHEET';
$sheet_rows = [
strval($datetime),
strval($name),
strval($email),
strval($url),
strval($extras)
];
$body = new Google_Service_Sheets_ValueRange(['values' => [$sheet_rows]]);
$params = ['valueInputOption' => 'RAW'];
$insert = ['insertDataOption' => 'INSERT_ROWS'];
$result = $service->spreadsheets_values->append(
$spreadsheets_id,
$range,
$body,
$params,
$insert
);
Here is the error I am getting:
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<b>Fatal error</b>: Uncaught TypeError: implode(): Argument #2 ($array) must be of type ?array, string given in C:\xampp\htdocs\webric.org\api\vendor\google\apiclient\src\Google\Service\Resource.php:291
Stack trace:
#0 C:\xampp\htdocs\webric.org\api\vendor\google\apiclient\src\Google\Service\Resource.php(291): implode(Array, '&')
#1 C:\xampp\htdocs\webric.org\api\vendor\google\apiclient\src\Google\Service\Resource.php(190): Google_Service_Resource->createRequestUri('v4/spreadsheets...', Array)
#2 C:\xampp\htdocs\webric.org\api\vendor\google\apiclient-services\src\Google\Service\Sheets\Resource\SpreadsheetsValues.php(64): Google_Service_Resource->call('append', Array, 'Google_Service_...')
#3 C:\xampp\htdocs\webric.org\api\post\insert.php(68): Google_Service_Sheets_Resource_SpreadsheetsValues->append('1S2LPDl5XmOEx4T...', 'QUOTESHEET', Object(Google_Service_Sheets_ValueRange), Array, Array)
#4 {main}
thrown in <b>C:\xampp\htdocs\webric.org\api\vendor\google\apiclient\src\Google\Service\Resource.php</b> on line <b>291</b><br />
So far, that I have understood, an implode() function in the Google lib is malfunctioning because of wrong argument type. But I couldn't find anything wrong with my above php code. I have gone through the google sheets and php integration procedures as mentioned here:
PHP with Google Sheets Quickstart
PHP version: 8.0.0,
Google API Client: 2.0
Please tell me where I am going wrong. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Just had the same issue after switching to PHP 8.0 (previously working fine with PHP 7.2).
The implode() function in PHP 8.0 has basically the two arguments switched compared to previous versions. I checked out the lastest version of the Resource.php file in the Google library, and you should see that the line 303 reflects those changes already.
I went to my Resource.php file and replaced
$requestUrl .= '?' . implode($queryVars, '&');
with
$requestUrl .= '?' . implode('&', $queryVars);
And it's working again. Hope it helped!

Answer 2

There must be a problem with your values
Verify it by modifying $body to
$body = new Google_Service_Sheets_ValueRange([
"values" => [[1, 2, 3]]
]);
If this request works for you - log [$sheet_rows] to compare the structure and see what is wrong.
PS: Apart from the Quickstart, there is aslo method specific documentation for PHP