You can post to your server with a mimetype of "text/xml"
and in your script pickup the raw post as:
$HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA
Then just process this string as XML and return to buffer or not.
Have fun.
Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kristopher Yates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 7:20 AM
Subject: [PHP] receiving XML stream as server via PHP
> Hi,
>
> Using PHP with cURL, I am currently able to dynamically create XML
> documents and HTTP POST to a remote server, receive an XML response, and
> parse XML as needed.
>
> What I am having trouble finding information on is doing the reverse.
> Basically, I am trying to create a PHP script that acts as a server, so
> that a remote computer can HTTP POST XML to said script and then I parse
> and respond in XML. Again, I already have the reverse working using
> CURL - so basically I have created a client and now I need to create the
> server.
>
> The only part I need help understanding is how do I get the XML into an
> array/variable when my script is hit with someone using HTTP POST to
> pass XML to it. I have an idea below (vague)..
>
> I had the server guy HTTP POST some XML to a script which just had
> <? phpinfo(); ?>
>
> I see in the HTTP Request Headers of the phpinfo() output that it
> received content type text/xml but nowhere do I see what was actually
> received (the actual xml that was sent). I thought maybe PHP would take
> the stuff after the header and push it into an array/variable but no
> such luck (argv?).
>
> I am wondering if anyone has any helpful information. I imagine
> something like the following psuedo code:
>
> if($HTTP_CONTENT_TYPE=="text/xml"){
> //use some php function(s) to pass incoming xml stream to an array
> that I can then pass to my
> //xml parser
> }
>
> I hope this gives you enough information to figure out my dilema. If
> someone can shed a little light on this subject it would be GREATLY
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kris
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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