XMLRPC HOWTO
Revision History Revision 0.8.0 2001-04-12 Updated section on common interfaces. Added pointer to XML-RPC.Net information. Revision 0.7.0 2001-04-03 Added section on C++ proxy classes. Revision 0.6.0 2001-02-02 Added sections on Ruby, K and common interfaces. Revision 0.5.0 2001-01-23 Initial version.
Describes how to use XML-RPC to implement clients and servers in a variety of languages. Provides example code in Perl, Python, C, C++, Java, PHP and other languages. Includes sections on Zope and KDE 2.0. Applies to all operating systems with XML-RPC support.
Table of Contents 1. Legal Notice 2. What is XML-RPC? 2.1. How it Works 2.2. Supported Data Types 2.3. The History of XML-RPC 3. XML-RPC vs. Other Protocols 3.1. XML-RPC vs. CORBA 3.2. XML-RPC vs. DCOM 3.3. XML-RPC vs. SOAP 4. Common XML-RPC Interfaces 4.1. Introspection: Discovering Server APIs 4.2. Boxcarring: Sending Multiple Requests at Once 5. A Sample API: sumAndDifference 6. Using XML-RPC with Perl 6.1. A Perl Client 6.2. A Stand-Alone Perl Server 6.3. A CGI-Based Perl Server 7. Using XML-RPC with Python 7.1. A Python Client 8. Using XML-RPC with C and C++ 8.1. A C Client 8.2. A C++ Client 8.3. A C++ Client with Proxy Classes 8.4. A CGI-Based C Server 9. Using XML-RPC with Java 9.1. A Java Client 9.2. A Stand-Alone Java Server 10. Using XML-RPC with PHP 10.1. A PHP Client 10.2. A PHP Server 11. Using XML-RPC with Microsoft .NET 12. Using XML-RPC with Ruby 12.1. A Ruby Client 12.2. A Ruby Server 13. Using XML-RPC with Proprietary Languages 13.1. Using XML-RPC with K 14. Applications with Built-in XML-RPC Support 14.1. Zope 14.2. KDE 2.0 15. About This Document 15.1. New Versions of This Document 15.2. Contributors to the XML-RPC HOWTO 15.3. Submitting Other Snippets