Chapter 2. Clients with PHP
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Chapter 2. Clients with PHP

Table of Contents

2.1. Requirements
2.2. PHP client modules
2.2.1. Example script implementing a request
2.2.2. Example script for a password change
2.2.3. The session interface
2.3. Installation

This chapter describes how you can call Wolframe from a web service. It will show how a Wolframe command can be issued as HTTP call and how it is mapped in the Webserver by a scripting language. We use PHP as example language. The example is so simple that you can easily map it to other languages than PHP. We took PHP because its use for web services is so widespread nowadays.

2.1. Requirements

The minimum PHP version required for the client is 5.3. The following additional PHP modules have to be installed:

Table 2.1. PHP modules required

NameDescription
php5-mcrypt

Encryption functions needed for the password change protocol of WOLFRAME-CRAM.


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