The API of a modern website. Network services in PHP

Original title: PHP Web Services
Translation: Paweł Halladin, Łukasz Piwko
ISBN: 978-83-283-0551-9, 9788328305519
Date of issue: 2015-05-20
Format: 140x208

About the book

Your key to the perfect API!

Behind the success and strength of the most popular websites, the decision about wide API ( Application Programming Interface ) often stands. Thanks to this, developers from around the world can create solutions based on existing services, integrate various systems and create extensions. Reach for this book, learn how to use the shared API and build your own.

Learn the secrets of building a friendly API. This book will help you find out how the HTTP protocol works, what methods it provides, and what information you can find in the headers. After mastering the basics, you will go to the most popular formats for exchanging information between systems - JSON and XML . You will also get familiar with SOAP, RPC and REST services . At the end you will learn how to design reliable services and handle errors. If you want your API to be of interest to other developers, you need to ensure its good documentation. Get the necessary knowledge about PHP!

• You will learn the HTTP protocol, the cycle of requests and responses, headers and cookies.
• You will learn when it is better to use the JSON format and when to use XML .
• You will learn to create RPC , SOAP and RESTful services .
• You will learn many tools and techniques for diagnosing HTTP network services.
• You will learn how to choose the best service for your applications and how to create reliable network services.
• You will learn to document your APIs - and design error mechanisms in them.

Build an API that meets the expectations of other programmers!