I have a WSDL file I want to query

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I am trying to create a link between our inhouse backoffice system and our website. I’m trying some very basic stuff to start with but need a nudge in the right direction.

I have access to the WSDL file that the backoffice system publishes and can see it live on the web. I can put it into SOAPUI and get data out without a problem.

I am a bit lost as to what I need to do next. I have written a couple of scripts to pull out information the same way SOAPUI does but get nothing but errors.

I assume that I just need to create a client script, point it to the WSDL file, pass it an array of data (exactly the same array as I use in SOAPUI that works) and get it to print_r the results??

I cannot see any reference to server script. All of the example I have worked through required server, client and WSDL scripts.

Any assistance you could provide / nudges in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

2

the basic script I am currently trying is as follows:

<?php

$client = new 
    SoapClient( 
        "http://xx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx:xxxx/xxxx/xxxx" 
    );

  $request = array('AStartingWith'=>'a',
					 'ACount'=>'10',
					 'AStartPos'=>'1',
					 'AMoreToCome'=>'?');
  $response = $client->GetCustomerList($request);    
    
	print_r($response);

?>

I have x’d out the WSDL file I am linking to, but essentially there is no file extension. Just the folder name. Works fine in SOAPUI though. Could this cause a problem? I just get a 500 internal server error message.

3

I’m trying to debug this using

<?php

try
{
   $soap_url = 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.wsdl';
   $soap_client = new SoapClient($soap_url);

   var_dump($soap_client->__getFunctions());
}
catch (SoapFault $e)
{
	echo "<pre>";
   print_r($e); exit;
echo "<pre>";

}

?>

The result is

SoapFault Object
(
    [message:protected] => SOAP-ERROR: Parsing WSDL: Couldn't load from 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.wsdl' : failed to load external entity "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.wsdl"

    [string:private] => 
    [code:protected] => 0
    [file:protected] => /var/www/html/dev/index14.php
    [line:protected] => 6
    [trace:private] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [file] => /var/www/html/dev/index14.php
                    [line] => 6
                    [function] => SoapClient
                    [class] => SoapClient
                    [type] => ->
                    [args] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.wsdl
                        )

                )

        )

    [faultstring] => SOAP-ERROR: Parsing WSDL: Couldn't load from 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.wsdl' : failed to load external entity "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.wsdl"

    [faultcode] => WSDL
)

Can anyone shed any light on this? As I say it works fine with SOAPUI.