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.