I asked the same questions a few weeks ago and reached the same conclusion that Mike. However is here my own experience: - PEAR::SOAP is not yet 100% PHP5 compatible. Arnaud sayd that a rewrite is under way. - PEAR::SOAP does not support Digest authentification, which I need to access a .net SOAP server (mappoint) - Now, from what you can read in the PEAR::SOAP source code, it seems that the next version will rely on curl lib to do http accesses (it already does this for https), so all the http layer will be much better and support Digest auth. - There is actually a bug in curl lib that forbids its use with POST method & Digest auth, exactly what mappoint needs :-) - PEAR::SOAP has no documentation, so you spend time looking at wsdl files, trying to understand what to send to the server, and then how to tell PEAR::SOAP to send it. Exactly the opposite of what soap is designed for. So I ended sending plain XML thru a curl http request, after having compiled a curl lib with the correct data for Digest auth. Anyway, I'll go back to PEAR::SOAP once the rewrite for PHP5 is done because, even if my project works at the moment with plain XML and a patched curl lib. And if I have some time I'll try to help debug the curl problem.. Hope it helps! Bernard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Carter" <mikeatwork@ukonline.co.uk> To: "'Al Baker'" <ajb732@comcast.net>; <soap@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 10:13 AM Subject: RE: Best Toolkit? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Al Baker [mailto:ajb732@comcast.net] > > > > I was looking around for the latest version of NuSOAP... > > looks like it's > > on SourceForget now? I couldn't find it any new updates on > > the original > > site, nor on the Nusphere.com site. > > > > Anyway, after playing around with it I've concluded that PEAR:SOAP is > > much better. > > > > Before I dedicate my project to PEAR SOAP I'd just like a few opinions > > to weigh in. > > I've been using PEAR::SOAP for over a year now to work on the client end of > a .net SOAP server. Have had only a few small problems, all of which have > been overcome. > > 'tis good stuff. > > Regards, > > > Mike C. > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email > Security System. For more information on a proactive email security > service working around the clock, around the globe, visit > http://www.messagelabs.com > ________________________________________________________________________ > > -- > PHP Soap Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Soap Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
