RESTful PHP Web Services [Paperback]

Samisa Abeysinghe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 30, 2008 | ISBN-10: 1847195520 | ISBN-13: 978-1847195524

Learn the basic architectural concepts and step through examples of consuming and creating RESTful web services in PHP. This book targets PHP developers who want to build or make use of RESTful web services, or explore the options available to them in PHP. You will need to know the basics of PHP development, but no knowledge of REST is assumed, nor any knowledge of creating web services generally.

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About the Author

Samisa Abeysinghe is Director, Engineering at WSO2. Samisa pioneered the Apache Axis2/C effort and architected the core of the Apache Axis2/C Web services engine. He continues to be an active contributor in the Apache Axis2/C project. His involvement in open-source projects began in 2004 when he started working with the Apache Axis C/C++ project. Prior to his current role, Samisa played the project lead role for the WSO2 Web services Framework for PHP project, which provides comprehensive support for building both SOAP and REST services and clients.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Packt Publishing (October 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1847195520
• ISBN-13: 978-1847195524
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #998,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Decent introduction to REST and PHP, November 16, 2008

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Abhi ":-)abhi" (Cary, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RESTful PHP Web Services (Paperback)

The book is a good introduction to PHP web services, cURL and DOM. It goes into details of building a web service from scratch. That is good for understanding, but I would much rather use a framework from WSO2 or Zend.

Book has a lot of examples. Though the examples have a few problems
1. Very basic sample programs for RESTful server.
2. A lot of code is printed, but with very little explanation.
3. Code explanation does not offer more than what you would get by reading the code itself. No options or pitfalls are described.
4. Printed code formatting is awful. Statements wrap around, instead of line breaks and indentation. Random words are highlighted. Bold words have no connection to the concept being explained. For example, frequently (but not always) functions have plain "return;" highlighted.
All that makes the book hard to read.

Before buying the book, check websites for WSO2, Zend, Flickr and Yahoo. They have good documentation and tutorials.

3.0 out of 5 stars A Rather Complete Exposure of Restful Design with PHP, April 30, 2010

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Brian L. Donat - See all my reviews
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The book is a good exposure to RESTful architecture concepts. The author introduces points of personal bias in his prose, but the objectives are clearly presented. It's a brief exposure and can be a quick read. And of course, it is specific to PHP, while mentioning in passing, other languages applicability to REST. This book is a good starting place for those who wish to learn about REST, before tackling REST in other contexts.

5.0 out of 5 stars The right blend of concepts with examples, March 8, 2010

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R. Peller (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This book does a great job of rapidly exposing the user to RESTFul design patterns while at the same time providing many great examples for reference. By the end of the book, even a novice programmer will be comfortable with RESTFul web service design. You do need experience with PHP to work through the samples.