Track File Uploads in Your PHP Application

File uploads are common functionalities in many PHP applications, allowing users to share files and media. Monitoring and tracking file uploads is essential for maintaining data integrity, managing storage usage, and ensuring a smooth user experience.

Saashound, a powerful real-time event tracking tool, offers seamless tracking of file uploads in your PHP application. By integrating Saashound directly into your application, you can effortlessly monitor file upload events and gain insights into user interactions.

Connecting Saashound to Your PHP Application

To begin tracking file uploads in your PHP application using Saashound, follow these simple steps:

1. Sign up for a free Saashound account to start tracking your application’s events.
2. Create your first project from the user-friendly dashboard.
3. Access the settings and securely copy your unique API token.

PHP Integration

Integrating Saashound into your PHP application is straightforward. Use the following code snippet to track file uploads. Remember to replace API_TOKEN with your actual Saashound API token and update the project name to match your project.

<?php

function logEvent() {
    $apiUrl = 'https://api.saashound.co/log-event';
    $payload = json_encode([
        'project' => 'my-project',
        'channel' => 'user-activity',
        'event' => 'File Upload',
        'description' => 'User ID 12345 has uploaded a file 'example.txt'.',
        'icon' => '📂',
        'notify' => true
    ]);

    $headers = [
        'Content-Type: application/json',
        'Authorization: Bearer API_TOKEN',
    ];

    $ch = curl_init($apiUrl);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'POST');
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $payload);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

    $response = curl_exec($ch);
    $httpCode = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);

    if ($httpCode >= 200 && $httpCode < 300) {
        echo 'Log event sent successfully!';
    } else {
        echo 'Failed to send log event. Response code: ' . $httpCode;
    }

    curl_close($ch);
}

logEvent();

With Saashound tracking file uploads, you can:

• Real-Time Monitoring: Monitor file uploads in real-time, ensuring smooth and reliable upload processes.
• Storage Management: Track file upload sizes and frequencies to manage your application’s storage efficiently.
• User Behavior Analysis: Gain insights into user interactions by tracking when and what type of files are being uploaded.
• Custom Alerts: Set up custom alert rules to notify your team about specific file upload events.

Saashound Benefits

Saashound is designed to be user-friendly and accessible to developers and teams of all sizes. Here are some key benefits of using Saashound for tracking file uploads in your PHP application:

• Ease of Use: Saashound offers a no-code event tracking solution, making it simple for anyone to implement and use.
• Flexible Integration: Saashound can seamlessly integrate with your PHP application, capturing various file upload events.
• Cross-Platform Support: Saashound’s cross-platform push notifications deliver alerts to your preferred devices, keeping you informed from anywhere.
• Event Filtering: Customize which file upload events to track and receive notifications for, focusing on the most critical data.
• Insights and Analytics: Utilize Saashound’s charts and analytics to visualize file upload data and gain valuable insights.

By leveraging Saashound’s tracking capabilities, you can ensure the seamless functionality of file uploads in your PHP application, better understand user behavior, and optimize your application’s file management system.