Okta PHP Sample

Prerequisites

Before running this sample, you will need an Okta Developer Account. Create one using okta register, or configure an existing one with okta login.

Create the Application in Okta

1. Login to your Okta Admin dashboard, e.g. (https://my-account-admin.okta.com/admin/dashboard)
2. Navigate to Applications > Applications in the left-hand menu.
3. Click Create App Integration.
4. For Sign-in method select OIDC - OpenID Connect and for Application Type select Web Application. Click Next.
5. Use the following values for application info:
   • For App integration name use okta-php-app-quickstart.
   • Select Grant type > Core grants > Refresh Token.
   • Select Assignments > Controlled access > Skip group assignment for now.
   • Leave all other values as default.

Install Dependencies

composer install

Set Application Info

1. Copy the file .env.example to .env and fill in your Okta app configuration.
   • OKTA_OAUTH2_ISSUER: use https://{myOktaDomain}/oauth2/default.
   • OKTA_OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID: use the value in Client Credentials > Client ID.
   • OKTA_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET: use the only value in CLIENT SECRETS.
   • OKTA_OAUTH2_REDIRECT_URI: use the default value (http://localhost:8080/authorization-code/callback).

Run the Application

Run the app with the built-in PHP server:

php -S 127.0.0.1:8080 -t public

Visit http://localhost:8080 in your browser and you should be able to sign in.