Do you want to use an API but you are too lazy to write your own code to handle the requests? If you code in PHP as I do, then you will definitely need these classes. By using the classes listed here you will be able of using a great number of web services with an easy and documented way.
Pear
We couldn’t write a post about PHP classes without PEAR. PEAR stands for “PHP Extension and Application Repository” and the Web Services category is the place to get ready made classes for:
- Akismet
- Amazon
- Blogging
- Compete
- Delicious
- Digg
- eBay
- Yahoo
- Youtube
and many more.
Even though PEAR is a great resource for web services related classes, sometimes you might want to use another class that doesn’t rely on PEAR to do the job or a more sophisticated one. The list that follows has PHP classes for different web services.
