Configure lifecycle rules to reduce storage costs by using OSS SDK for PHP - Object Storage Service

Some data uploaded to Object Storage Service (OSS) may not be frequently accessed but still needs to be stored in cold storage due to compliance or archiving requirements. You may want to delete data that is no longer required in batches to reduce storage costs. In this case, you can configure lifecycle rules based on the last modified time of objects to periodically change the storage class of objects from hot to cold or delete objects to reduce storage costs.

Usage notes

Before you configure lifecycle rules based on the last modified time of objects, make sure that you familiarize yourself with this feature. For more information, see Lifecycle rules based on the last modified time.

In this topic, the public endpoint of the China (Hangzhou) region is used. If you want to access OSS from other Alibaba Cloud services in the same region as OSS, use an internal endpoint. For more information about OSS regions and endpoints, see Regions and endpoints.
In this topic, an OSSClient instance is created by using an OSS endpoint. If you want to create an OSSClient instance by using custom domain names or Security Token Service (STS), see Create an OSSClient instance.
To configure lifecycle rules, you must have the oss:PutBucketLifecycle permission. To query lifecycle rules, you must have the oss:GetBucketLifecycle permission. To delete lifecycle rules, you must have the oss:DeleteBucketLifecycle permission. For more information, see Attach a custom policy to a RAM user.

Configure lifecycle rules for a bucket

The following sample code provides an example on how to configure lifecycle rules based on the last modified time of objects for a bucket named examplebucket. To modify lifecycle rules, follow the instructions as described in How do I change the configurations of one or more lifecycle rules?

<?php
if (is_file(__DIR__ . '/../autoload.php')) {
    require_once __DIR__ . '/../autoload.php';
}
if (is_file(__DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php')) {
    require_once __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
}

use OSS\Credentials\EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider;
use OSS\OssClient;
use OSS\CoreOssException;
use OSS\Model\LifecycleConfig;
use OSS\Model\LifecycleRule;
use OSS\Model\LifecycleAction;

// Obtain access credentials from environment variables. Before you run the sample code, make sure that the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables are configured. 
$provider = new EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider();
// In this example, the endpoint of the China (Hangzhou) region is used. Specify your actual endpoint. 
$endpoint = "https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
// Specify the name of the bucket. 
$bucket= "examplebucket";

// Specify the rule ID and the prefix contained in the names of the objects that match the rule. 
$ruleId0 = "rule0";
$matchPrefix0 = "A0/";
$ruleId1 = "rule1";
$matchPrefix1 = "A1/";

$lifecycleConfig = new LifecycleConfig();
$actions = array();
// Specify that objects expire three days after they are last modified. 
$actions[] = new LifecycleAction(OssClient::OSS_LIFECYCLE_EXPIRATION, OssClient::OSS_LIFECYCLE_TIMING_DAYS, 3);
$lifecycleRule = new LifecycleRule($ruleId0, $matchPrefix0, "Enabled", $actions);
$lifecycleConfig->addRule($lifecycleRule);
$actions = array();
// Specify that the objects that are created before the specified date expire. 
$actions[] = new LifecycleAction(OssClient::OSS_LIFECYCLE_EXPIRATION, OssClient::OSS_LIFECYCLE_TIMING_DATE, '2022-10-12T00:00:00.000Z');
$lifecycleRule = new LifecycleRule($ruleId1, $matchPrefix1, "Enabled", $actions);
$lifecycleConfig->addRule($lifecycleRule);
try {
    $config = array(
        "provider" => $provider,
        "endpoint" => $endpoint,
    );
    $ossClient = new OssClient($config);

    $ossClient->putBucketLifecycle($bucket, $lifecycleConfig);
} catch (OssException $e) {
    printf(__FUNCTION__ . ": FAILED\n");
    printf($e->getMessage() . "\n");
    return;
}
print(__FUNCTION__ . ": OK" . "\n");

Query the lifecycle rules of a bucket

The following sample code provides an example on how to query the lifecycle rules of a bucket named examplebucket:

<?php
if (is_file(__DIR__ . '/../autoload.php')) {
    require_once __DIR__ . '/../autoload.php';
}
if (is_file(__DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php')) {
    require_once __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
}

use OSS\Credentials\EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider;
use OSS\OssClient;
use OSS\CoreOssException;

// Obtain access credentials from environment variables. Before you run the sample code, make sure that the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables are configured. 
$provider = new EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider();
// In this example, the endpoint of the China (Hangzhou) region is used. Specify your actual endpoint. 
$endpoint = "https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
// Specify the name of the bucket. 
$bucket= "examplebucket";

$lifecycleConfig = null;
try{
    $config = array(
        "provider" => $provider,
        "endpoint" => $endpoint,
    );
    $ossClient = new OssClient($config);

    $lifecycleConfig = $ossClient->getBucketLifecycle($bucket);
} catch(OssException $e) {
    printf(__FUNCTION__ . ": FAILED\n");
    printf($e->getMessage() . "\n");
    return;
}
print(__FUNCTION__ . ": OK" . "\n");
print($lifecycleConfig->serializeToXml() . "\n");

Delete the lifecycle rules of a bucket

The following sample code provides an example on how to delete the lifecycle rules of a bucket named examplebucket. To delete one or more lifecycle rules, follow the instructions as described in How do I delete one or more lifecycle rules that are configured for a bucket?

<?php
if (is_file(__DIR__ . '/../autoload.php')) {
    require_once __DIR__ . '/../autoload.php';
}
if (is_file(__DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php')) {
    require_once __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
}

use OSS\Credentials\EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider;
use OSS\OssClient;
use OSS\CoreOssException;

// Obtain access credentials from environment variables. Before you run the sample code, make sure that the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables are configured. 
$provider = new EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider();
// In this example, the endpoint of the China (Hangzhou) region is used. Specify your actual endpoint. 
$endpoint = "https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
// Specify the name of the bucket. 
$bucket= "examplebucket";

try{
    $config = array(
        "provider" => $provider,
        "endpoint" => $endpoint,
    );
    $ossClient = new OssClient($config);

    $ossClient->deleteBucketLifecycle($bucket);
} catch(OssException $e) {
    printf(__FUNCTION__ . ": FAILED\n");
    printf($e->getMessage() . "\n");
    return;
}
print(__FUNCTION__ . ": OK" . "\n");

References

For the complete sample code that is used to manage lifecycle rules, visit GitHub.
For more information about the API operation that you can call to configure a lifecycle rule for a bucket, see PutBucketLifecycle.
For more information about the API operation that you can call to query the lifecycle rules of a bucket, see GetBucketLifecycle.
For more information about the API operation that you can call to delete the lifecycle rules of a bucket, see DeleteBucketLifecycle.