RE: [PHP-DEV] Re: SOAP implementation yet?

how about zoap from jboss implementation > -----Original Message----- > From: Sam Ruby [mailto:rubys@php.net] > Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 6:45 AM > To: php-dev@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP-DEV] Re: SOAP implementation yet? > > > > Manton wrote: > > > > Has anyone approached this issue yet? Is anyone working on SOAP for > > PHP who needs testers/coding help? Other comments, suggestions? > > I would wait a few weeks for several reasons. > > First, the SOAP specification is incomplete, IMHO. At the moment, you can > call methods on objects if you know in advance the signature (including > parameter names) of the desired method. Of course, a low level interface > where PHP users manually construct the envelope is possible without this, > but it would be much better if this were not necessary. > > What is needed to make this operate better is for there to be an IDL which > can be used to determine the remote signature. Microsoft and IBM > have both > been working on this, hopefully this will converge shortly. > > Secondly, there are people working on a C/C++ implementation of SOAP for > Apache. This will be found at http://xml.apache.org/soap/. > Once that > arrives, perhaps the PHP implementation could be a simple > interface to that > implemetation. IMHO, this would be a wise approach given the > pace at which > the SOAP specification has been evolving. > > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >