Pro PHP 5 XML and Web Services

by Kapil Apshankar

Pro PHP 5 XML and Web Services is the first book to cover PHP 5's advanced XML and web services features. It will provide you thorough information about the related family of technologies XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI before moving on to cover PHP-specific XML and web services implementations. Author Kapil Apshankar (a member of eBay's development team) highlights the latest features of PHP, which is the key technology for building next-generation Internet applications. The book begins with an overview of the methodologies and architectures of key web services technologies. Through the included examples, Apshankar then teaches you how to build practical PHP-driven applications. You'll learn how to create and aggregate RSS feeds, host and deploy your own custom web services, and consume real-world web services using the eBay and Amazon APIs.

500 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Kapil Apshankar is an expert in priority management for individuals, families, teams and organizations. He has researched and experimented with the dynamics of priority management for more than a decade, and has developed unique insights that anyone can use to accomplish more of their personal priorities everyday.

He is the best-selling author of "Done! The Art of Managing Priorities".

Kapil is the engineer of Done! Principles, which empower you to reach your goals and realize your full potential by intensely focusing on your priorities.

The Done! Principles bring a unique, never-fail approach to goal setting, time management and work/life balance.

Kapil also coaches and mentors individuals and teams alike to become priority management ninjas.

He lives in beautiful San Jose, California.