topic Soap and Rest api Confusion in Alfresco Archive

Soap and Rest api Confusion

dhaivatnaik — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:48:32 GMT

Hello everybody,I am integration alfresco Document management to my php application. I want to know whether all the actions and functionalities are available in Restfull API ? also is every functionality available in SOAP api?. because my needs are i want to use actions like (create folder, file, ed

Re: Soap and Rest api Confusion

mrogers — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:04:20 GMT

Alfresco Share is built on the REST API. Out of the many remote interfaces for alfresco, the REST API has the best coverage. If you need WebServices then use the CMIS Services in preference to the old Alfresco Web Services.

Re: Soap and Rest api Confusion

dhaivatnaik — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:20:33 GMT

Thanks for the information mrogers.

will the CMIS service allow me to do operations of Document management? isnt it CMS and DMS are different?
can CMIS service be used with PHP? it would be great if you or anybody can guide me how to start with this.

i want to integrate the Alfresco Document management to my php application through webservice.

Thanks
Dhaivat

Re: Soap and Rest api Confusion

ddanninger — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:09:20 GMT

Actually i recommend you to use always the REST API and if something doesnt work you should provide your own Webscript or you can use the Webservice API.

Ill publish my Extension of the Extended Alfresco Webservice API soon (Implementation for Standard RESTFul Services like tagging,share actions stuff like that and much more)

Re: Soap and Rest api Confusion

ddanninger — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:41:38 GMT

I promised to publish my PHP Extension in here so here it is:

http://forge.alfresco.com/projects/ifresco-phplib/

Hopefully it helps some of you 😃