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Build a Web service with PHP

Learn how to create integrated Web applications with SOAP

Tyler Anderson (tyleranderson5@yahoo.com), Engineer, Stexar Corp.
Tyler Anderson used to work for DPMG.com, an SEO company, for whom he wrote proprietary SEO software. He graduated with a degree in computer science from Brigham Young University in 2004 and has just graduated with a master of science degree in computer engineering in 2005, also from Brigham Young University. He is currently an engineer for Stexar Corp., based in Beaverton, Ore.

Summary:  In the past few years, new Web services have been popping up all over the Internet. And what better language to build your own Web service in than PHP? With PHP, you have the advantage of a great scripting language with the power to connect to databases, an easy development curve that allows for faster development, and high response times -- thanks to the underlying libraries compiled for performance.

Date:  23 May 2006
Level:  Intermediate

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You've developed a SOAP server in PHP. Now you can do what Amazon and Google do with Web services by building integrated Web applications with Web services in the infamous PHP programming language. To top it off, you've integrated your Web service with the lightweight capabilities of the Derby database for data query and storage.

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