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easy to use, chainable PHP class for downloading files, uses wget CLI

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I will try to provide some instructions, to better understand and use the main features of this little library.

• Installation
  • Composer
  • From github
• Initialization
• Options
• Logs
• Run

installation

via Composer:

composer require maestroerror/wget-download  

Don't forget to require autoload.php file

from github:

git clone https://github.com/MaestroError/wget-download.git

Note: It needs wget command to be available from your terminal. Check with wget --help or install: Run apt-get install wget for linux or download for windows

Initialization of class (Construction)

You can construct object with 3 different ways: with array of configs, with string of URL or without any parameters (and provide them further). Which you choose, it depends on your needs:

// Construct with parameteres array
$conf = [
    "filename" => "/Home/Downloads/newFileName.mp4",
    "folder" => "YOUR FOLDER",
    "url" => "YOUR URL"
];
$file = new maestroerror\wgd($conf);

// Construct with URL only
$url = "YOUR URL";
$file = new maestroerror\wgd($url);

// Construct without parameters
$file = new maestroerror\wgd();
$file->folder("YOUR FOLDER")->name("/Home/Downloads/newFileName.mp4")->url("YOUR URL");

Options

set speed limit:

$file->speedLimit("500k");

enable continue after the interrupt, so if the internet connection stopped it will automatically resume the download after the connection is restored:

$file->continueIfStopped();

$checkCertificate is defined in wgd class as protected boolean property and by default it is set to false, you can use secure method, to allow HTTPS certificate check for specific downloads:

$file->secure();

By default silent (download in background) mode is enabled, but for some specific downloads you can specify conditions:

$file->silent();
$file->wait(); // Waits before downloaded

Sometimes you should use a user agent for download. first, you need to allow and after set user agent for your download:

$file->allowUserAgent()->userAgent($user_agent_string)

for multiple .txt downloads, you need .txt file with urls (line by line). Like in user agent case, first, allow multiple download with multiple method and then give .txt file to run:

$file->multiple()->file($filepath);

Logs

default log file is defined as protected property in wgd class protected string $logFile = "wgetlog.txt";, but if you need, you can specify with setLog method:

$file->setLog("/Home/Downloads/newFileLog.txt");
$file->setLog("newFileLog.txt");

Run

The last step is an execution, you can start your download with run method: $file->run().
Now let's say, we need to download file on background, with secure connection, set speed limit 1MB and allow continue:

$conf = [
    "filename" => "/Home/Downloads/newFileName.mp4",
    "folder" => "YOUR FOLDER",
    "url" => "YOUR URL"
];
$file = new maestroerror\wgd($conf);
$file->setLog("newFileLog.txt")->silent()->secure()->speedLimit("1m")->continueIfStopped()->run()

To Do

• Search for todo comments and fix them
• Add more use cases in examples
• Add config files
• Update documentation
• New release