PHP XML RPC Function ServerCreate

PHP Version: (PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5)

Description

This function is used to create a RPC server. The server can then be used for serving your request.

Usage:

resource xmlrpc_server_create ( void )

Using this method you can create a server. The basic steps for implementation of server in PHP are to create a server and register set of methods which can be used by this server. All methods can be registered by using xmlrpc_server_register_method() function. A function registers with the server with a name that can be viewed from outside world.

Please find the code below for creating a server and registering a function with the server.

PHP Code:

<?php

//This method will be invoked by the server.

function dummyresponse($method, $params) {

switch($params[0]) {

case 'test1':

$reply = 'Your request string contains test1.';

break;

case 'test2':

$reply = 'Your request string contains test2.';

break;

default:

$reply = 'You have requested with no parameters';

}

return $reply;

}

//create a server

$server = xmlrpc_server_create();

//register the 'dummyserver' name as external name and then the 'dummyresponse' name is the actual

//function name.

xmlrpc_server_register_method($server, "dummyserver", "dummyresponse");

//get the request.

$request = $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA;

//the parameters here are 'server, xml-string and user data'.

$response = xmlrpc_server_call_method($server, $request, null);

//set the header as text/html

header('Content-Type: text/xml');

//print the response

print $response;

//destroy the server

xmlrpc_server_destroy($server);

?>