# XML RPC in PHP 5

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/14834
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/14834
- Started by Andi Gutmans on 2005-02-11T21:22:41+00:00
- Messages: 6
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## #14834 — Andi Gutmans — 2005-02-11T21:22:41+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/14834#14834

Hey.

Is the XML RPC extension (ext/xmlrpc) still being maintained in PHP 5? 
Asking because I heard there were some bugs and I'm not sure if this is due 
to the move from PHP 4 to PHP 5. I think it's still based on Expat.

Andi

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## #14841 — Adam Maccabee Trachtenberg — 2005-02-11T22:27:42+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/14834#14841 · In reply to: #14834

> Is the XML RPC extension (ext/xmlrpc) still being maintained in PHP 5?
> Asking because I heard there were some bugs and I'm not sure if this is due
> to the move from PHP 4 to PHP 5. I think it's still based on Expat.

I think this is an extension in need of a maintainer. It hasn't been
touched in over a year -- and that was only to turn things from PHP 4
to PHP 5.

-adam

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## #14842 — Andi Gutmans — 2005-02-11T22:30:04+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/14834#14842 · In reply to: #14834

Any volunteers?

At 05:27 PM 2/11/2005 -0500, Adam Maccabee Trachtenberg wrote:
>
>
> > […]
>
>I think this is an extension in need of a maintainer. It hasn't been
>touched in over a year -- and that was only to turn things from PHP 4
>to PHP 5.
>
>-adam
>
>--
>adam@trachtenberg.com | http://www.trachtenberg.com
>author of o'reilly's "upgrading to php 5" and "php cookbook"
>avoid the holiday rush, buy your copies today!

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## #14850 — justin randell — 2005-02-12T06:19:39+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/14834#14850 · In reply to: #14842

hi all,

i've been lurking here for some time without contributing to discussion or code.

where i work, we use xmlrpc extensively, and are looking to move from
php4=>php5 over the coming year.

i'm new to C and have only read about the Zend engine's internals, but
i'm looking for an excuse to learn more about both.

so i'm willing, but i don't really know what it entails, nor whether
i'd be suitable.

if i'm not suitable, fair enough. either way, can someone point me to
some resources or send me something off list that will give more of an
idea of what this entails?

thanks

justin


> Any volunteers?
> 
> At 05:27 PM 2/11/2005 -0500, Adam Maccabee Trachtenberg wrote:
> > […]

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## #14851 — Steph — 2005-02-12T07:21:45+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/14834#14851 · In reply to: #14850

Hi Justin,

It entails looking at the source and not just going 'urgh' :)

It works on win32 in PHP 5 with a libxml base, I don't think anyone got
around to changing the config.m4 file for it yet though (so it _might_ break
on *nix if the expat library isn't present).  But it's a required extension
for PEAR, and the PEAR people aren't known for keeping quiet when PHP breaks
for them.

php.net is a 'do-ocracy', to quote Hartmut - if you play with the source and
end up offering tested, working fixes for the extension, you'll become
'suitable'.

- Steph


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "justin randell" <commmie.coder@gmail.com>
To: <internals@lists.php.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] XML RPC in PHP 5


> hi all,
>
> i've been lurking here for some time without contributing to discussion or
code.
>
> where i work, we use xmlrpc extensively, and are looking to move from
> php4=>php5 over the coming year.
>
> i'm new to C and have only read about the Zend engine's internals, but
> i'm looking for an excuse to learn more about both.
>
> so i'm willing, but i don't really know what it entails, nor whether
> i'd be suitable.
>
> if i'm not suitable, fair enough. either way, can someone point me to
> some resources or send me something off list that will give more of an
> idea of what this entails?
>
> thanks
>
> justin
>
> 
> > […]
5?
> > […]
is due
> > […]

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## #14869 — Greg Beaver — 2005-02-12T15:35:11+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/14834#14869 · In reply to: #14851

Steph wrote:
> Hi Justin,
> 
> It entails looking at the source and not just going 'urgh' :)
> 
> It works on win32 in PHP 5 with a libxml base, I don't think anyone got
> around to changing the config.m4 file for it yet though (so it _might_ break
> on *nix if the expat library isn't present).  But it's a required extension
> for PEAR, and the PEAR people aren't known for keeping quiet when PHP breaks
> for them.

minor correction: it's required for pear.php.net's internal code.  PEAR 
uses XML_RPC if the xmlrpc extension is not present.

Greg