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

Contributor(s):
Paul Reinheimer (author) Christopher Shiflett (author)
Format:
Paperback , 231 x 187 x 22mm , 384pp
Publication date:
11 Apr 2006 
Publisher:
Hungry Minds Inc,U.S. 
ISBN-13:
9780764589546 
ISBN-10:
0764589547 

List Price: £25.99


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Synopsis:

Offers hands-on tips and numerous code examples that show Web developers how to leverage content and feeds from today's top Web sites including Google, eBay, PayPal, Amazon, Yahoo!, and FedEx Introduces APIs (Application Program Interfaces) in general and uses real-world examples that show how to produce and document them Explains how to use the popular scripting language PHP to create APIs that interact with unrelated applications over the Web Examples take readers through each stage of the API process, from basic test implementations to integration with existing sites

Author Biography:


Paul Michael Reinheimer (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) is a Zend Certified Engineer currently developing Share The Beat (www.sharethebeat.com) an online music portal developed extensively in PHP. Paul has extensive PHP programming experience. Chris Shiflett (NY, NY) is a frequent contributor to the PHP community and a leading security expert. He talks at conferences such as ApacheCon and the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, and publishes articles in PHP Magazine and php|architect. "Security Corner," his monthly column for php|architect, which is the industry's foremost PHP security column.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments. Introduction.

Part One, Web Feeds. Chapter 1, Introducing Web Services. Chapter 2, Introducing Web Feeds. Chapter 3, Consuming Web Feeds. Chapter 4, Producing Web Feeds.

Part Two, Apis. Chapter 5, Introduction to Web Apis. Chapter 6, Interacting With The Google Api. Chapter 7, Interacting With The Amazon Api. Chapter 8, Interacting With The Fedex Api. Chapter 9, Interacting With The Ebay Api. Chapter 10, Interacting With The Paypal Api. Chapter 11, Other Major Apis. Chapter 12, Producing Web Apis. Appendix A, Supporting Functions. Appendix B, Complete Feed Specifications. Appendix C, Development System. Index.

Additional Information:

Illustrations: Illustrations Related subjects: PHP (Computer program language) Web services Electronic commerce - Computer programs Teleshopping - Computer programs Computer programming

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