PHP web services / Lorna Jane Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Lorna Jane, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

PHP (Computer program language).

Web sites--Design.

Web sites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Whether you’re sharing data between two internal systems or building an API so users can access their data, this practical book provides everything you need to build web service APIs with PHP. Author Lorna Jane Mitchell uses code samples, real-world examples, and advice based on her extensive experience to guide you through the process—from the underlying theory to methods for making your service robust.

Contents:

Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; Safari® Books Online; How to Contact Us; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. HTTP; Clients and Servers; Making HTTP Requests; Command-Line HTTP; Browser Tools; Doing HTTP with PHP; Chapter 2. HTTP Verbs; Serving GET Requests; Making GET Requests; Handling POST Requests; Making POST Requests; Using Other HTTP Verbs; Chapter 3. Headers; Request and Response Headers; Identify Clients with User-Agent; Headers for Content Negotiation; Parsing an Accept Header; Demonstrating Accept Headers with cURL

Securing Requests with the Authorization HeaderHTTP Basic Authentication; HTTP Digest Authentication; OAuth; Caching Headers; Custom Headers; Chapter 4. Cookies; Cookie Mechanics; Reading and Writing Cookies; Making Requests with Cookies; Cookies and APIs; Chapter 5. JSON; When to Choose JSON; Handling JSON with PHP; The JSONSerializable Interface; Consuming JSON APIs; Chapter 6. XML; XML in PHP; Creating XML; Consuming XML APIs; Parsing XML; Flickr's XML API; Chapter 7. RPC and SOAP Services; RPC; SOAP; WSDL; PHP SOAP Client; PHP SOAP Server; Generating a WSDL File from PHP

PHP Client and Server with WSDLChapter 8. REST; RESTful URLs; Resource Structure and Hypermedia; Build the Basic RESTful Server; Example Project: The Wishlist; Create Resources with POST; Fetch a Resource or Collection with GET; Update a Resource with PUT; DELETE a Resource; RESTful Versus Useful; Chapter 9. Webhooks; GitHub's Webhooks; Publishing Your Own Webhooks; Chapter 10. HTTP Tools; Easy Command-Line JSON; Graphical cURL Alternatives; Inspect HTTP Traffic with Wireshark; Tunnel Local Traffic Remotely with ngrok; Inspect, Edit, Repeat, and Share Requests; Proxying PHP Applications

Proxy Settings for GuzzleProxy Settings for HTTP Stream Handling; Finding the Tool for the Job; Chapter 11. Maintainable Web Services; Sample API Application; Consistent Output Formats; Debug Output as a Tool; Effective Logging Techniques; Error Logging in PHP Applications with Monolog; Error Handling with PHP Exceptions; Chapter 12. Making Service Design Decisions; Service Type Decisions; How to Present API Data; Hypermedia for Easy API Navigation; Nested Data or Many Round Trips; Data Formats and Media Types; Customizable Experiences; Pick Your Defaults

Chapter 13. Building a Robust ServiceConsistency Is Key; Consistent and Meaningful Naming; Common Validation Rules; Predictable Structures; Error Handling in APIs; Meaningful Error Messages; What to Do When You See Errors; Making Design Decisions for Robustness; Chapter 14. Publishing Your API; Documentation Is Key; Overview Documentation; Generated API Documentation; Interactive Documentation; API Description Languages; Automated Testing Tools; Tutorials and the Wider Ecosystem; Appendix A. A Guide to Common Status Codes; Appendix B. Common HTTP Headers; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 20, 2016).

ISBN:

9781491933046

1491933046

9781491933084

1491933089

9781491933060

1491933062

OCLC:

935333556