README.md

Installation

Update your composer.json file to include this package as a dependency

"thomaswelton/laravel-facebook": "dev-master"

Register the Facebook service provider by adding it to the providers array in the app/config/app.php file.

Thomaswelton\LaravelFacebook\LaravelFacebookServiceProvider

Alias the Facebook facade by adding it to the aliases array in the app/config/app.php file.

'aliases' => array(
	'Facebook' => 'Thomaswelton\LaravelFacebook\Facades\Facebook'
)

Configuration

Copy the config file into your project by running

php artisan config:publish thomaswelton/laravel-facebook

Edit the config file to include your app ID and secret key.

Useage

This Facebook class extends the Facebook PHP SDK, so all the methods listed here http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/php/ are available, as well as the folowing.

getShareUrl

Get a share URL. If you have not set your app ID then the URL will use the old sharer.php urls as they do not require an app ID or redirect_url

$shareData = array(
    'link' => '', // url
    'picture' => '', // picture url
    'name' => '', // Title
    'caption' => '', // Caption
    'description' => '', // Description
);

echo Facebook::getShareUrl($shareData);

hasLiked

For page tab apps, will let you know if a user has liked the page. Returns

• 1 - Liked
• 0 - Not liked
• -1 - Don't know either way

Facebook::hasLiked();