Re: Best Toolkit?

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Interesting, does the next version have a schedule or at least
anticipated beta / release date?

Al

On Mon, 2004-02-09 at 05:30, Bernard Fouchà wrote:
> 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.
> >
> >
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