PHP Web 2.0 mashup projects : create practical mashups in PHP, grabbing and mixing data from Google Maps, Flickr, Amazon, YouTube, MSN Search, Yahoo!, Last.fm, and 411Sync.com / Shu-Wai Chow ; reviewer, Stoyan Stefanov.

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Annotation This practical tutorial has detailed, carefully explained case studies using PHP to build new, effective mashup applications, which combine data from multiple external online sources into an integrated Web 2.0 experience. If you are confident with PHP programming and interested in mashing things up, this book is for you! All you need to know about formats, protocols, web services, and web APIs is covered as you learn to write PHP code to remotely consume services like Google Maps, Flickr, Amazon, YouTube, MSN Search, Yahoo!, Last.fm, the Internet UPC Database, and even the California Highway Patrol Traffic data! The 5 real-world PHP projects each start with an overview of technologies and protocols needed and then dive into the tools used and details of creating the project, and you can download each project's source code. You will learn how these technologies work with each other and how to use this information, together with your imagination, to build your own cutting-edge websites.

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to Mashups; Web 2.0 and Mashups; Importance of Data; User Communities; How We Will Create Mashups; More Mashups; Chapter 2: Buy it on Amazon; Project Overview; XML-RPC; XML-RPC Structure; XML-RPC Request; Arrays; Struct; XML-RPC Response; Working with XML-RPC in PHP; Making an XML-RPC Request; Serializing Data with XML-RPC Encode Request; Calling XML-RPC Using Sockets; Processing an XML-RPC Response; Creating an XML-RPC Parser Class; Testing Our XML-RPC Parser Class; Using PEAR to Handle XML-RPC; REST; Working with REST in PHP

Making a REST RequestA GET and POST Refresher; Using Sockets to Initiate a REST Request; Creating GET and POST Request Functions; Making a REST Parser Class; Testing Our REST Parser Class; Processing a REST Response; Basic Walkthrough with PHP and SAX; Creating a SAX Parser Class; Internet UPC Database API; Amazon API; A Tour of ECS; Anatomy of an ECS REST Request; Location of Service; Mashing Up; Product Lookups; Handling Amazon's XML Responses; Summary; Chapter 3: Make Your Own Search Engine; Project Overview; SOAP; Web Services Descriptor Language (WSDL) With XML Schema Data (XSD)

Basic WSDL Structuredefinitions Element; types Element; message Element; portType Element; binding Element; service Element; The SOAP Message; Envelope; Header; Body; Fault; PHP's SoapClient; Creating Parameters; Instantiate the SoapClient; Instantiating in WSDL Mode; Instantiating in Non-WSDL Mode; Making the Call and Using SoapClient Methods; Handling the SOAP Response; Microsoft Live Search Web Service; Using Search; Yahoo! Search Web Service; Using Web Search; Mashing Up; Summary; Chapter 4: Your Own Video Jukebox; Project Overview; XSPF; RSS; YouTube Overview; YouTube Developer API

Last.fm OverviewAudioscrobbler Web Services; Parsing With PEAR; Package Installation and Usage; File_XSPF; Services_YouTube; XML_RSS; Mashing Up; Mashup Architecture; Main Page; Navigation Page; Content Page; Using the Mashup; Summary; Chapter 5: Traffic Incidents via SMS; Project Overview; Screen Scraping the PHP Way; Parsing with DOM Functions; Basic Element and Attribute Parsing; Testing the Schema; More About PHP's Implementation of the DOM; 411Sync.com API; Creating Your Mobile Search Keyword; Name Your Keyword; Format the Users will Use when They Use Your Search

HTTP Location of the XML DataCalifornia Highway Patrol Incident Page; Mashing Up; The Incident Class; The DOM Parser Class; The CHP DOM Parser Class; Creating the Feed Page; Testing and Deploying; Summary; Chapter 6: London Tube Photos; Project Overview; Preliminary Planning; Finding Tube Information; Integrating Google Maps and Flickr Services; Application Sequence; Resource Description Framework (RDF); SPARQL; Analyzing the Query Subject; Anatomy of a SPARQL Query; Writing SPARQL WHERE Clauses; Basic Principles; A Simple Query; Querying for Types; Ordering, Limiting, and Offsetting

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