In this post on “why PHP users should be serious on SOA?” I have discussed why a mainstream scripting language such as PHP would need to consider the implications of SOA more seriously than it is now.
It used to be LAMP or WAMP; It is only a matter of time before they become LASP or WASP, where S is for Services.
WSO2 Web Services Framework for PHP 1.2.0 Released. You can find the complete release note on the forum.
There are many exciting features in this latest WSF/PHP release.
Download now and enjoy the power of Web services with PHP.
Can a .NET application talk to a PHP application? Can a PHP application talk to a .NET application? Yes for both cases. But, how? Well there could be multiple ways, but the most obvious answer is with Web services.
Ok, so I can use PHP5 SOAP extension and get the job done? Yes to some extent. With PHP5 SOAP extension you can get started. However, if you use WSO2 Web services framework for PHP, you can do more.
Do more in the sense? In addition to SOAP, you can get .NET and PHP to exchange binary data attachments as well as secure messages that are signed or encrypted or both.
In short, they are interoperable.
We have packed and tested WSO2 Web services framework version 1.2.0. Release note will go out next Monday.
I am very excited about this release, because it has improved support for loose coupling and interoperability. Always, clean interfacing is welcome when interconnecting services. This release has put some considerable effort to improve the integration with enhanced WSDL support. The key SOA friendly features to look out for are:
As always, it is open source (Apache 2.0 license) and free to download and use as you wish. Download now and enjoy these excitements!!!
