Using Amazon Web Services With PHP And SOAP (part 1) - The Bare Necessities (
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here are a couple of things
you'll need before you can get started with PHP and AWS. Obviously, you need a
working build of PHP - I recommend the latest version, PHP 4.2.3, which you can
download from
http://www.php.net/You'll also need an
external PHP class named NuSOAP, which exposes a number of methods that can be
used to instantiate a SOAP client and perform SOAP transactions over HTTP. You
can download NuSOAP from
http://dietrich.ganx4.com/.
Finally, you need a ticket to the Amazon.com gravy train. Drop by
http://www.amazon.com/webservices/,
register with Amazon.com, and pick up your free developer token. This developer
token will be used in all your interaction with AWS, so handle it carefully -
you're going to need it very soon.
While you're on the Amazon.com Web
site, you might also want to download the AWS software development kit, which
contains numerous examples of how AWS can be used on different platforms,
together with detailed documentation of the AWS API. Be sure to read the SOAP
development guidelines in the AWS documentation, so that you don't inadvertently
burn down Amazon's servers.
All set up? Let's rock and roll.
