XML service between 2 servers with PHP

[zigma]

Anyone know if there is some kind a PHP api/function/module that allow me to communicate between 2 servers for xml service?

I need to be able to send in xml input to the (service provider server) (request) and it will response back to my server with an xml output.

(I'm kind a suspecting the provider server is using MSXML with XMLHTTP / ServerXMLHTTP with ASP). So I'm kind a look if there is a way to do this with php on linux server.

So far the closest thing that come across me is XML-RPC
- http://us2.php.net/xmlrpc

Unfortunately XML-RPC is currently still under experimental.
and I'm kind a notice XML-RPC generate xml in some kind of its own format to communicate between server.

<?xml version='1.0' encoding="utf-8" ?>
<params>
<param>
<value>
<struct>
<member>
<name>one</name>
<value>
<string>red</string>
</value>
</member>
.
.
.

And not really sure if there is a way for me to send in the xml request with the format that I want.

Anyone done this before? If you have any suggestion/recommendation please let me know.

Zigma

[lukeb]

Hi - I am having exactly same difficulty as the one raised above, in this thread - I want to use PHP on my webhosts to communicate with the service providers, who I know are using MSXML, and their code samples are all in ASP.

If you found any solution, or could advise us - it would be great!

thanks,

Luke