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Author: codemasher

docs/Usage/Using-examples.md

@@ -42,6 +42,22 @@ To install the required dependencies, create a `composer.json` in `/var/www/` wi
 
 After that, copy the `examples` directory in the library root to `/var/www/oauth-examples/`.
 
+**Alternative: run the examples from a clone of the library**
+
+Clone the library into a directory outside a public webroot - e.g. `/var/www/php-oauth/` and run `composer install` in the library root.
+Now add an alias to your webserver configuration that points to `[library root]/public`, here an example for [Apache](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#directory):
+
+```apacheconf
+# create an alias "public" -> https://example.com/oauth/
+Alias /oauth "/var/www/php-oauth/public/"
+
+<Directory "/var/www/php-oauth/public/">
+	# ...additional configuration...
+</Directory>
+```
+
+(please **do not** expose the whole library to a public URL)
+
 
 ### Configuration
 

examples/example-oauth1.php

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 }
 // step 4: verify the token and use the API
 elseif(isset($_GET['granted']) && $_GET['granted'] === $name){
-	// use the file storage from now on
+	// use the permanent storage from now on
 	// [...]
 
 	// dump the AuthenticatedUser instance

examples/example-oauth2.php

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 }
 // step 4: verify the token and use the API
 elseif(isset($_GET['granted']) && $_GET['granted'] === $name){
-	// use the file storage from now on
+	// use the permanent storage from now on
 	// [...]
 
 	// dump the AuthenticatedUser instance

public/index.php

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * OAuth test entry point
+ * OAuth test/example entry point
+ *
+ * @link https://php-oauth.readthedocs.io/en/main/Usage/Using-examples.html
  *
  * @created      22.03.2024
  * @author       smiley <[email protected]>