RESTful PHP Web Services Table Of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction to REST
Chapter 2: REST with PHP—A First Look
Chapter 3: REST in the Real World
Chapter 4: Resource-Oriented Services
Chapter 5: Resource-Oriented Clients
Chapter 6: Resource-Oriented Clients and Services with Zend Framework
Chapter 7: Debugging REST Web Services
Appendix A: WSO2 Web Services Framework for PHP
Appendix B: RESTClient class
Index

• Preface

• Chapter 1: Introduction to REST
  • Programmable Web
  • HTTP and Web Services
  • What is REST?
  • HTTP Methods
  • The Need for RESTful Web Services
  • REST Tools and Frameworks in PHP
    • XML Parsers
    • Tools for Accessing Services
    • Providing Services
    • PHP REST Frameworks
      • Tonic
      • Konstrukt
      • Zend Framework
      • WSO2 WSF/PHP
      • Madeam
      • dbscript
      • What Framework to Use
  • Summary

• Chapter 2: REST with PHP—A First Look
  • HTTP with PHP
    • CURL
      • HTTP GET
      • HTTP POST
      • HTTP PUT
      • HTTP DELETE
  • Building the Request with XML Tools
    • SimpleXML
    • DOM
  • Processing the Response
    • SimpleXML
    • DOM
  • Consuming Flickr
    • Photo Search
    • Photo Search with Information
  • Summary

• Chapter 3: REST in the Real World
  • Types of Services Available
  • Consuming Real-World Services
    • Cresting our Utility Code—RESTUtil.php
    • Consuming an RSS Feed—BBC News Feed
    • BBC News Feed with Yahoo News Search
    • Yahoo Maps and Local Search
    • Earthquakes and Yahoo Maps
  • Mashups
  • Summary

• Chapter 4: Resource-Oriented Services
  • Designing Services
  • Simplified Library System
    • Resource Design
      • PUT vs POST
      • URI Design
      • URI and HTTP Verb Mapping
  • System Implementation
    • Library Database
    • Web Page from Data
    • Retrieve Operation
    • Create Operation
    • Handling Multiple Path Parameters
  • Summary

• Chapter 5: Resource-Oriented Clients
  • Designing Clients
  • Resource Design
  • System Implementation
    • Retrieving Resource Information
    • Creating Resources
    • Deleting Resources
    • Putting it All Together
    • Implementing a Form-based Application
  • Summary

• Chapter 6: Resource-Oriented Clients and Services with Zend Framework
  • Installing Zend Framework
  • Services with Zend_Rest_Server
  • Clients with Zend_Rest_Client
  • Library System with Zend REST classes
    • Library Service
      • Controllers for Book and Member Resources
      • Models for Book and Member Resources
      • Application Configuration and Initialization
      • Book Controller
      • Member Controller
    • Library Clients
      • List Books with GET
      • Add a Book with POST
      • List Members with GET
      • Add a Member with POST
      • Complete Client Application Controller
  • Summary

• Chapter 7: Debugging REST Web Services
  • Message Tracing
  • Errors in Building XML
  • Errors in Parsing XML
  • Best Practices
  • Summary

• Appendix A: WSO2 Web Services Framework for PHP
  • Installing WSF/PHP
  • Implementing Services
  • Implementing Clients
  • SOAP Service and Client
  • Summary

• Appendix B: RESTClient class
  • get Method
  • post Method
  • put Method
  • delete Method
  • Complete RESTClient Class
  • get Example
  • post Example
  • Yahoo Search Client Example
  • Summary

• Index