PHP SOAP Extension Client Programs

<< Herong's Tutorial Notes on Web Service and SOAP

This chapter provides notes and tutorials on PHP SOAP Extension client functions and client testing programs.

What Is PHP SOAP Extension?

GetTemp.php - First Example with SOAP

PHP SOAP Extension Functions for Client Programs

GetTempDump.php - Dumping Debugging Information

Whis Is WSDL (Web Services Definition Language)?

Using SOAP Extension in non-WDSL Mode

Conclusions

SOAP Extension supports SOAP 1.1 by default. I don't know how it works with SOAP 1.2. Needs to test it out.

WSDL document does help simplifying the set up process of SOAP calls. But without WSDL documents, making SOAP calls is not that hard.

Exercise: Go to http://www.xmethods.net/ and play with another demonstration Web service called: Delayed Stock Quote.