Third Party Youtube API Video upload Skript stuck on authorize access - php

Question

I'm trying to upload Videos via a PHP Script using the YouTube API V3 with a free third party Script. I have been through multiple Scripts including the YouTube code snippets but this one seems to be the one fitting my needs the most.
The Problem I have right now is, that the script seems stuck in a cycle of granting access, starting over and requesting access again without ever uploading a video.
Besides, this script specifically aims for only having to grant access once, which is exactly what I need.
I already asked for help on the 3rd party site, sadly got no response yet.
We have configured the Application, got the correct credentials, setup the redirct URI etc apparently correct, since we do get responses allowing us to authorize the Application to use the YouTube Account/Channel.
It seems the script cannot get an accessToken via the API method.
The original Code can be found at:
https://artisansweb.net/use-youtube-api-upload-video-youtube-channel/
What fails for seems to be this:
$client->getAccessToken();
There is an if else construct and the script always uses the else part.
if ($client->getAccessToken()) {...}
else {
// If the user hasn't authorized the app, initiate the OAuth flow
$state = mt_rand();
$client->setState($state);
$_SESSION['state'] = $state;
$authUrl = $client->createAuthUrl();
$htmlBody = <<<END
<h3>Authorization Required</h3>
<p>You need to authorize access before proceeding.<p>
END;
}
The function getAccessToken() is provided by the youtube API.
I have been through the process of authorizing the App multiple times over the course of multiple days but still it wont work.
I can't figure out why and where this process fails and would appreciate any help regarding this. All I initially needed was a script to upload videos to YouTube , with only having to grant access once.
But as described the Script is stuck on the granting access part. I would appreciate it if anyone could point me to the Problem or could point me to another Script I could use to achieve this.

Answer 1

This is the code i use for authorization.
Oauth2Authentication.php
require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
/**
* Gets the Google client refreshing auth if needed.
* Documentation: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OAuth2
* Initializes a client object.
* #return A google client object.
*/
function getGoogleClient() {
$client = getOauth2Client();
// Refresh the token if it's expired.
if ($client->isAccessTokenExpired()) {
$client->fetchAccessTokenWithRefreshToken($client->getRefreshToken());
file_put_contents($credentialsPath, json_encode($client->getAccessToken()));
}
return $client;
}
/**
* Builds the Google client object.
* Documentation: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OAuth2
* Scopes will need to be changed depending upon the API's being accessed.
* Example: array(Google_Service_Analytics::ANALYTICS_READONLY, Google_Service_Analytics::ANALYTICS)
* List of Google Scopes: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/googlescopes
* #return A google client object.
*/
function buildClient(){
$client = new Google_Client();
$client->setAccessType("offline"); // offline access. Will result in a refresh token
$client->setIncludeGrantedScopes(true); // incremental auth
$client->setAuthConfig(__DIR__ . '/client_secrets.json');
$client->addScope([YOUR SCOPES HERE]);
$client->setRedirectUri(getRedirectUri());
return $client;
}
/**
* Builds the redirect uri.
* Documentation: https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/python/auth/installed-app#choosingredirecturi
* Hostname and current server path are needed to redirect to oauth2callback.php
* #return A redirect uri.
*/
function getRedirectUri(){
//Building Redirect URI
$url = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']; //returns the current URL
if(strrpos($url, '?') > 0)
$url = substr($url, 0, strrpos($url, '?') ); // Removing any parameters.
$folder = substr($url, 0, strrpos($url, '/') ); // Removeing current file.
return (isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? "https" : "http") . '://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $folder. '/oauth2callback.php';
}
/**
* Authenticating to Google using Oauth2
* Documentation: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OAuth2
* Returns a Google client with refresh token and access tokens set.
* If not authencated then we will redirect to request authencation.
* #return A google client object.
*/
function getOauth2Client() {
try {
$client = buildClient();
// Set the refresh token on the client.
if (isset($_SESSION['refresh_token']) && $_SESSION['refresh_token']) {
$client->refreshToken($_SESSION['refresh_token']);
}
// If the user has already authorized this app then get an access token
// else redirect to ask the user to authorize access to Google Analytics.
if (isset($_SESSION['access_token']) && $_SESSION['access_token']) {
// Set the access token on the client.
$client->setAccessToken($_SESSION['access_token']);
// Refresh the access token if it's expired.
if ($client->isAccessTokenExpired()) {
$client->fetchAccessTokenWithRefreshToken($client->getRefreshToken());
$client->setAccessToken($client->getAccessToken());
$_SESSION['access_token'] = $client->getAccessToken();
}
return $client;
} else {
// We do not have access request access.
header('Location: ' . filter_var( $client->getRedirectUri(), FILTER_SANITIZE_URL));
}
} catch (Exception $e) {
print "An error occurred: " . $e->getMessage();
}
}
oauth2callback.php
require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
require_once __DIR__ . '/Oauth2Authentication.php';
// Start a session to persist credentials.
session_start();
// Handle authorization flow from the server.
if (! isset($_GET['code'])) {
$client = buildClient();
$auth_url = $client->createAuthUrl();
header('Location: ' . filter_var($auth_url, FILTER_SANITIZE_URL));
} else {
$client = buildClient();
$client->authenticate($_GET['code']); // Exchange the authencation code for a refresh token and access token.
// Add access token and refresh token to seession.
$_SESSION['access_token'] = $client->getAccessToken();
$_SESSION['refresh_token'] = $client->getRefreshToken();
//Redirect back to main script
$redirect_uri = str_replace("oauth2callback.php",$_SESSION['mainScript'],$client->getRedirectUri());
header('Location: ' . filter_var($redirect_uri, FILTER_SANITIZE_URL));
}
For upload i would follow large-file-upload.php