Php soap client xml request example

In this post, i will show you How to send soap envelope XML requests in PHP. No need to declare a long request array, just simple pass soap xml as request using header information. The soap envelope contains the headers and soap body. You need to call a function or method on a web server with some parameters to process the request.

Some users might get confused when seeing the soap XML request format. Like they use SOAPAction URL value as request action or don’t get the header parameters. In this tutorial, we are going to clear your confusion.

Let’s see how soap envelope XML look like.

Soap Envelope XML Request Format is like that:

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POST/webserviceexternal/contracts.asmx HTTP/1.1

Host:example.com

Content-Type:text/xml;charset=utf-8

Content-Length: length

SOAPAction:"//example.com/CreateItems"

    

        

            

            string

            string

            

            

            

            int

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            string

            

            

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As you see above Host, Content-Type, Content-Length, and SoapAction, all are the header parameters.

And right below is the XML request string you need to pass. Make sure you put the right value in XML parameter element.

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How to Post Soap Envelop XML Request in PHP

We can post soap XML using curl method. Define the curl request header and post the soap envelop XML data. Check the below code to execute this request.

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