Soap and Rest api Confusion

[dhaivatnaik]

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, edit, copy, workflow, delete) etc.. does this all actions are available in webservice? . Also wanted to know which API should i use SOAP or REST?

any help will be highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Dhaivat

[mrogers]

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.

[dhaivatnaik]

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

[ddanninger]

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)

[ddanninger]

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 😃