A PHP library to handle authentication and communication with LinkedIn API. The library/SDK helps you to get an access token and when authenticated it helps you to send API requests. You will not get everything for free though... You have to read the [LinkedIn documentation][api-doc-core] to understand how you should query the API.
To get an overview what this library actually is doing for you. Take a look at the authentication page from the [API docs][api-doc-authentication].
To access LinkedIn API you need to create LinkedIn App and specify App ID(linkedinApiKey) & App Secret(linkedinApiSecret) at the time of call LinkedIn API. Follow the step-by-step guide to creating and configure a LinkedIn App from the App Dashboard.
Log in with your LinkedIn account and go to the LinkedIn App Dashboard. Create a new LinkedIn apps with your desired name (like Amir). If you want to test LinkedIn login at the localhost server, then your App Domains should be localhost. Also, localhost domain will only work, once you add platform. For add a platform click on Settings link from the left side menu panel » Click on the Add Platform button » Choose Website category » Enter site URL. Once you completed the above steps, your apps settings page would something like the below.
- Clone the Repository.
- Import users.sql file through phpMyAdmin
- Open the config.php file and specify the $linkedinApiKey, $linkedinApiSecret, and $callbackURL as per your LinkedIn App credentials.
- Browse the index.php file in the browser and test the Login with LinkedIn functionality.
$baseURL = 'http://w3tweaks.com/linkedinlogin/'; // base or site url is the site where code linked in button is kept for signup
$callbackURL = 'http://w3tweaks.com/linkedinlogin/process.php'; //callback or redirect url is the page you want to open after successful getting of data
//i.e. index.php page (must be same in linkedin dashboard)
$linkedinApiKey = '81zcng0zmoae54'; //APP ID(will receive from linkedin dashboard)
$linkedinApiSecret = '4XRzuLanwsuy9JoA'; //APP Client
$linkedinScope = 'r_basicprofile r_emailaddress'; //This is fixed no need to change
?>
In the LinkedIn App Dashboard:
1. Site Url / Mobile Site Url is the page where ln login button exists and
2. OAuth redirect URIs / Callback URI's is the page you want to get into after successful login(i.e. Website Home Login page => index.php) and this should be same as redirect url in config.php code
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