Whether you’re sharing data between two internal systems or building an API so users can access their data, this practical book provides everything you need to build web service APIs with PHP. Author Lorna Jane Mitchell uses code samples, real-world examples, and advice based on her extensive experience to guide you through the process—from the underlying theory to methods for making your service robust.
PHP is ideally suited for both consuming and creating web services. You’ll learn how to use this language with JSON, XML, and other web service technologies.
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Q&A with Lorna Jane Mitchell, author of "PHP Web Services"
Q. What makes this book important right now?
A. Today's web applications are beyond "making websites" and into integrating multiple data sources to present all the information and features that a user could need-- and often making that information available in turn as an API. No system is an island at this point, and APIs are the bridges between the systems.
Q. What information do you hope that readers of your book will walk away with?
A. The book will give a good understanding of the concepts; readers will learn all about HTTP theory, various different types of services, how to work with data types. It goes beyond the standard textbook though and shows examples from real projects (the code examples are also on GitHub), and gives pragmatic advice on how to apply the concepts really well.
Q. What's the most exciting thing happening in your space?
A. Seeing longstanding web developers step beyond the browser, and build systems that can work with rich AJAX frontends, mobile sites, and everything else. It's a time of great change, and it's all powered by APIs. PHP was made "to solve the web problem," so it's perfect as the backend technology for all these inspiring innovations as it's scalable and fast.
Q. Can you give us a few tips for smarter web development?
Lorna Jane Mitchell is an independent web development consultant, specializing in PHP and APIs in particular. With over 10 years of PHP development experience across a wide variety of industries, Lorna learned many lessons the hard way and always has a story to tell. Lorna is also an experienced trainer, offering training both to private clients around the world and teaching public courses. A prolific writer, Lorna writes for a number of publications, and frequently for her own blog http://lornajane.net.
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