anx-api-proxy (AppNexus API Proxy)

A utility API endpoint to communicate with AppNexus

This service simplify AppNexus communication with API Key(s). It also simplify downloading of generic reports.

Features

• Proxy (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) with cached authentication
• Generic Advertiser reports download
• Generic Publisher reports download
• Handle X-Rate-Limit header

Installation

1. git clone https://github.com/niiknow/anx-api-proxy
2. cd anx-api-proxy
3. composer install
4. npm install
5. set your .env by copying from .env.example
6. php artisan key:generate
7. Run/Serve the Site
   • laravel valet: valet link anx-api-proxy
   • homestead: homestead up
8. after valet link anx-api-proxy, visit anx-api-proxy.test/ or npm run watch
9. visit anx-api-proxy.test/api/documentation for api docs

Shared Hosting Deployment

1. Package the project, this will create dist.tar file

composer app:package

2. Create the necessary database and user on your server. Take note of the database credentials; we will use it on step 7 below.
3. Create sub-domain and its folder, example: anx-api-proxy.niiknow.org with folder as /home/{user}/anx-api-proxy.niiknow.org
4. Update your hosting folder as /home/{user}/anx-api-proxy.niiknow.org/public
5. Upload the resulting file in dist.tar to your sub-domain folder /home/user/anx-api-proxy.niiknow.org/ (note not your public folder) and extract it to the current director.
6. Visit http://anx-api-proxy.niiknow.org/init.php to initialize the project. This will update required permissions for storage/framework/, storage/logs/, and bootstrap/cache/ and create the .env file from .env.example file. If it doesn't automatically redirect you to /install, then visit /install and complete the setup to finalize your .env file with the necessary database and other configuration. Take note of the API_KEYS that was generated or provide your own key to be use with X-API-Key header. Take note of REPORT_KEY for report authentication.
7. Follow the installation wizard. Fill in the necessary DB_DATABASE, DB_USERNAME, and DB_PASSWORD that you've taken note earlier. Make sure you fill in everything such as (APP_URL, APP_DOMAIN, APP_DEBUG, etc...) and not just the database values. Then click save .env, you want to make sure you save your changes. Then click save and install, this will perform database initial migration for you. Then click the click here to exit button to complete the installation.
8. Congratulation, you're all set! You can always update your .env file now if you need to make any additional changes.

TO UPDATE/UPGRADE

1. run composer app:package again
2. upload and extract like you've done in installation above
3. public/init.php - execute this by visiting example.app/init.php in the browser
4. then visit your site /update instead of /install

Configuration/env Note

• API_KEYS=set this to secure your api with X-API-Key header
• REPORT_KEY=set this to authenticate with report download

Troubleshooting

If you get redirect to /install and the page is blank. Check your cpanel error log for details. Make sure you pick the correct php version. Some older server default to php7+ instead of php8+.

If you have an issue and need to restart installation, simply delete the file storage/installed and visit /install again.

Note

At the moment, we really have no reason for having a database since this is only use as a Proxy.

MIT