# Source: https://dub.co/docs/sdks/php.md

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# PHP SDK

> Learn how to integrate Dub with PHP.

## Installation

```bash  theme={null}
composer require dub/dub-php
```

## Basic Usage

Here's how you can use the Dub PHP SDK to create a link and retrieve click analytics in timeseries format for it:

```php  theme={null}
<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use Dub\Dub;
use Dub\Models\Operations;

// Initialize the Dub SDK with your API key
$dub = Dub::builder()
    ->setSecurity(getenv('DUB_API_KEY')) // optional, defaults to DUB_API_KEY
    ->build();

// Create a new link
$request = new Operations\CreateLinkRequestBody(
    url: 'https://google.com',
);

try {
    $response = $dub->links->create($request);

    if ($response->linkSchema !== null) {
        echo $response->linkSchema->shortLink; // e.g. https://dub.sh/abc123
    }

    // Get analytics for the link
    $analyticsRequest = new Operations\RetrieveAnalyticsRequest();
    $analyticsRequest->linkId = $response->linkSchema->id;
    $analyticsRequest->interval = Operations\Interval::ThirtyD;
    $analyticsRequest->groupBy = Operations\GroupBy::Timeseries;

    $analyticsResponse = $dub->analytics->retrieve($analyticsRequest);

    if ($analyticsResponse->oneOf !== null) {
        print_r($analyticsResponse->oneOf); // e.g. [{ start: "2024-01-01", clicks: 100 }]
    }
} catch (Throwable $e) {
    // handle exception
}
```

For more usage examples:

1. [Organizing links by external ID, tenant ID, tags, etc](/concepts/links/organization)
2. [Bulk link operations (create, update, delete)](/concepts/links/bulk-operations)
3. [Retrieving link analytics](/concepts/analytics)

## Frameworks

You can use the Dub PHP SDK with any PHP framework:

1. [Usage with Laravel](/sdks/quickstart/laravel)

If you're using a different PHP framework, you can refer to the [PHP SDK quickstart](/sdks/quickstart/php) for a basic example.

## Additional Resources

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  <Card title="Packagist" icon="php" href="https://d.to/php/sdk">
    Download and install the Dub PHP SDK on Packagist
  </Card>

  <Card title="SDK Reference" icon="book" iconType="solid" href="https://github.com/dubinc/dub-php/blob/main/README.md">
    View the complete SDK reference documentation
  </Card>

  <Card title="Examples" icon="github" href="https://github.com/dubinc/examples/tree/main/php">
    Quickstart examples with the PHP SDK
  </Card>

  <Card title="Source Code" icon="github" href="https://github.com/dubinc/dub-php">
    View the complete source code for the Dub PHP SDK
  </Card>
</CardGroup>