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Pro PHP 5 XML and Web Services is the first book to cover PHP 5's advanced XML and web services features. It will provide you thorough information about the related family of technologies XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI before moving on to cover PHP-specific XML and web services implementations. Author Kapil Apshankar (a member of eBay's development team) highlights the latest features of PHP, which is the key technology for building next-generation Internet applications. The book begins with an overview of the methodologies and architectures of key web services technologies. Through the included examples, Apshankar then teaches you how to build practical PHP-driven applications. You'll learn how to create and aggregate RSS feeds, host and deploy your own custom web services, and consume real-world web services using the eBay and Amazon APIs.