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Facebook, Twitter, Instagram + Co
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 08:28 PM

Dear Community,

is there an easy way to make Posts to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram + Co from a fiwewin-application?

Thank you for your answers.
Kind regards
Iris :)

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Re: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram + Co
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 04:03 AM

+1

Regards,

Dutch



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Re: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram + Co
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 07:49 PM

+++1

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Re: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram + Co
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2017 04:14 PM
I don't know how to do it, but here is a link to the Facebook developer's site which has all the info you need to starting working on a Fivewin app.

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/pages

James
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Re: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram + Co
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 03:52 PM

James,
I allready Know this link
I am a developer on Facebook I have a site of Ecards from many years ago : https://apps.facebook.com/1350663568296457/

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Re: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram + Co
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 05:04 PM
with PHP

Code (fw): Select all Collapse
<?php
// require Facebook PHP SDK
// see: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://developers.facebook.com/docs/php/gettingstarted/">https://developers.facebook.com/docs/ph ... ngstarted/</a><!-- m -->
require_once("/YOUR_PATH_TO/facebook_php_sdk/facebook.php");
 
// initialize Facebook class using your own Facebook App credentials
// see: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://developers.facebook.com/docs/php/gettingstarted/#install">https://developers.facebook.com/docs/ph ... d/#install</a><!-- m -->
$config = array();
$config['appId'] = 'YOUR_APP_ID';
$config['secret'] = 'YOUR_APP_SECRET';
$config['fileUpload'] = false; // optional
 
$fb = new Facebook($config);
 
// define your POST parameters (replace with your own values)
$params = array(
  "access_token" => "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN", // see: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/access-tokens/">https://developers.facebook.com/docs/fa ... ss-tokens/</a><!-- m -->
  "message" => "Here is a blog post about auto posting on Facebook using PHP #php #facebook",
  "link" => "http://www.fivetechsoft.com",
  "picture" => "http://forums.fivetechsupport.com/styles/prosilver/imageset/site_logo.gif",
  "name" => "How to Auto Post on Facebook with PHP",
  "caption" => "www.fivetechsoft.com",
  "description" => "Automatically post on Facebook with PHP using Facebook PHP SDK. How to create a Facebook app. Obtain and extend Facebook access tokens. Cron automation."
);
 
// post to Facebook
// see: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/php/facebook-api/">https://developers.facebook.com/docs/re ... ebook-api/</a><!-- m -->
try {
  $ret = $fb->api('/YOUR_FACEBOOK_ID/feed', 'POST', $params);
  echo 'Successfully posted to Facebook';
} catch(Exception $e) {
  echo $e->getMessage();
}
?>



Get Facebook PHP SDK
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/php/
from Github at You may use any library available (in PHP section) of https://github.com/facebook/facebook-php-sdk
Since from 1991/1992 ( fw for clipper Rel. 14.4 - Momos)

I use : FiveWin for Harbour March-April 2024 - Harbour 3.2.0dev (harbour_bcc770_32_20240309) - Bcc7.70 - xMate ver. 1.15.3 - PellesC - mail: silvio[dot]falconi[at]gmail[dot]com

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