PHP-RestServer-Class

The REST equivalent to PHP's native SoapServer class.

PHP natively supports the SoapServer class, allowing you to expose a PHP class as a SOAP API for client applications to consume.

SOAP is not always the right option. RESTful services are likely to be easier and faster. That is why I developed the RestServer class.

Example:

class Hello
{
  public static function sayHello($name)
  {
    // RestServer will json_encode this array before returning it to the client.
    return array("Response" => "Hello, " . $name);
  }
}

$rest = new RestServer(Hello);
$rest->handle();

Then simply make calls by GET or POST.

GET example: (The method and parameter names are case-insensitive.)

http://server.com/file.php?method=sayHello&name=World

Try the live examples of sayHello and addInts.

The class is smart enough to detect if the requested method exists and if you have provided the correct parameters for the given method. If the method does not exist, the response will let you know. If the parameters are wrong or certain parameters are missing, the reponse will tell you which parameters are required for the method.

NOTE: RestServer automatically encodes your return objects as JSON. No need to pre-encode objects returned as JSON.