diff --git a/Dailymotion.php b/Dailymotion.php
index 1d5784e..175d92a 100644
--- a/Dailymotion.php
+++ b/Dailymotion.php
@@ -267,6 +267,26 @@ public function getAuthorizationUrl($display = self::DISPLAY_PAGE)
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the file path with the cURL format.
+     * PHP 5.5 introduced a CurlFile object that deprecates the old `@filename` syntax.
+     * See: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/curl-file-upload
+     *
+     * @param $filePath Path to the file to upload on the local filesystem.
+     * @return mixed cURL file path.
+     */
+    protected function getCurlFile($filePath)
+    {
+        if (function_exists('curl_file_create'))
+        {
+            return curl_file_create($filePath);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return sprintf("@%s", $filePath);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Upload a file on Dailymotion's servers and generate an URL to be used with API methods.
      * Caution: This does not create a video on Dailymotion, it only uploads a file to Dailymotion's servers for you to
@@ -297,7 +317,7 @@ public function uploadFile($filePath, $forceHostname = null)
 
         // Upload the file to Dailymotion's servers
         $result = json_decode(
-            $this->httpRequest($result['upload_url'], array('file' => "@{$filePath}")),
+            $this->httpRequest($result['upload_url'], array('file' => $this->getCurlFile($filePath))),
             true
         );
         $this->timeout = $timeout;
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c235dbe..54dfd03 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Here is a usage example:
     <?php
 
     $api = new Dailymotion();
-    $api->setGrantType(Dailymotion::GRANT_TYPE_AUTHORIZATION, $apiKey, $apiSecret)
+    $api->setGrantType(Dailymotion::GRANT_TYPE_AUTHORIZATION, $apiKey, $apiSecret);
 
     try
     {