Professional Web APIs with PHP. eBay, Google, PayPal, Amazon, FedEx, Plus Web Feeds

ISBN: 764589547
EAN: N/A

Year: 2006
Pages: 130

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Table of Contents
Back Cover
Professional Web APIs with PHPeBay, Google, PayPal, Amazon, FedEx, Plus Web Feeds
Introduction
Who This Book Is For
How This Book Is Structured
What You Need to Use This Book
Conventions
Source Code
Errata
p2p.wrox.com
Part I: Web Feeds
Chapter 1: Introducing Web Services
Defining Web Services
Why You Should Use Web Services
Summary
Chapter 2: Introducing Web Feeds
What are Feeds?
Important Considerations When Using Feeds
A Crash Course in XML
Looking at a Basic Feed
Standard Feed Formats
Summary
Chapter 3: Consuming Web Feeds
Consuming Your First Feed
In-Depth Feed Consumption
Keep a Copy of the Feed Structure
Retrieving and Storing the Feed
Dealing with XML Namespaces
Further Securing Your Feeds
Dealing with Broken HTML
Putting It All Together
Using Your Recorded Feeds
Some Web Feed Providers
Summary
Chapter 4: Producing Web Feeds
Why Do You Need to Produce Feeds?
Summary
Part II: APIs
Chapter 5: Introduction to Web APIs
REST or SOAP?
Introducing REST
Introducing SOAP
Summary
Chapter 6: Interacting with the Google API
Introducing the API
Sample Transaction
NuSOAP
Simple Search Interface
Enhancing Results
Monitoring Search Usage
Fudging Google Results
Case Study: Monitoring Keywords
Example Application: Multiple Domain Search
Summary
Chapter 7: Interacting with the Amazon API
Introducing the Amazon API
Utilizing the Amazon API
Personal Store
Summary
Chapter 8: Interacting with the FedEx API
Registering to Use the API
A Few Notes about the Testing Environment
Your First Call
Determining Which Services Are Available
Making a Rate Request
Shipping a Package
Canceling a Shipment
Tracking a Package
Accepting Returns
Summary
Chapter 9: Interacting with the eBay API
Registering to Use the API
Basic REST Request
A Useful REST Request
SOAP
Other Options of Note
Summary
Chapter 10: Interacting with the PayPal API
API Usage Overview
Creating a Payment Badge
Instant Payment Notification
Transaction Details Request
Transaction Search Request
MassPay
Summary
Chapter 11: Other Major APIs
National Weather Service
Flickr
Del.icio.us
Summary
Chapter 12: Producing Web APIs
Planning the API
Example REST API Structure
Example SOAP Structure
Summary
Appendix A: Supporting Functions
Appendix B: Complete Feed Specifications
Definitions
Appendix C: Development System
phpinfo()
Building Dependencies
Index
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