Courses

Secure Reliable Web Services with PHP

Course Summary:

This course teaches PHP developers how to create secure, reliable communications with Java and .NET systems using SOAP, WS-ReliableMessaging and WS-Security.

Course Objectives:

• Understand how XML, SOAP, WSRM and WS-Security can be used to create a highly reliable and interoperable communications channel that interoperates with Java and .NET
• Build and test clients and services in PHP that can be used to interact over the web with other systems
• Transfer binary documents using MTOM technology
• Secure services with WS-Security including encryption, authentication and digital signatures
• Implement reliable messaging including resending and ordering

Duration:

• Two days

Audience:

• PHP developers who wish to start integrating with Java, .NET and other enterprise technologies
• Those who require secure and/or reliable linkages across the Internet, for example business-to-business systems
• People implementing industry profiles such as PRESTO, OIOSI, WS-I RSP

Prerequisites:

• Good PHP skills
• Basic understanding of XML
• High-level understanding of the Web Services concepts

Program:

• Introduction to Web services
  • What is SOAP and WSDL, what benefits do they bring?
  • Existing SOAP support in PHP, and why is there something new?
  • Overview of other toolkits (.NET, Java) and interoperability
  • Exercise - Using SOAPUI to call a service
• Building and using your first service
  • Writing a service in PHP
  • Viewing the WSDL and understanding it
  • Writing a PHP client
  • Using the client standalone (command line mode), and from a Web client
  • Exercises
• Using real services
  Exercise - Use WSDL to call a service
  • Build a real service (e.g. purchaseorder)
  • Use SOAPUI to capture XML and build complex XML services
• Advanced Web Services
  • Overview of the Web services technologies
  • Introduction to WS-Addressing, MTOM (binary), WS-Security, WS-ReliableMessaging, WS-Policy
  • Exercise - Using WS-Addressing
• MTOM details
  • Exercise - Using MTOM to transfer files
• WSSecurity Introduction
  • Authentication
  • Signatures
  • Encryption
  • Overview of WS-SecureConversation and Trust
  • Exercises - securing PHP interactions
• WSRM
  • Introduction and overview
  • One way Reliable Messaging
  • Two way Reliable Messaging
  • Exercise - building and tracing RM one and two way interactions
• Conclusions and further resources