Web Services using PHP

web services (recap) Web services today are frequently just Application Programming Interfaces (API) or web APIs that can be accessed over a network, such as the Internet, and executed on a remote system hosting the requested services. Application Programming Interfacesweb APIsInternet (Wikipedia)

the soapy (wash) cycle (recap)

the soapy (message) view

PHP comes with a “standard” SOAP library tutorial at The PEAR library has a SOAP module probably the most updated, but not well documented The NuSOAP library php soap:

php soap (hand wash) : Server

php soap (hand wash) : Client

php soap (hand wash) : Output

Written in PHP (no new modules to install or configure) Simple object-oriented interface May work with or without WSDL files May automatically generate a WSDL file for the service php NuSOAP lib characteristics:

SOAP Server SOAP Client Using WSDL Error Checking Complex Types php NuSOAP lib features:

simple PHP REST:

simple PHP REST: Server

simple PHP REST: Client

simple PHP REST: output

rest….is bliss