Examples

require_once 'XML/RPC.php';

/*
 * Get info about the most recently released PEAR package
 */
$params = array(new XML_RPC_Value(1, 'int'));
$msg = new XML_RPC_Message('release.getRecent', $params);

$cli = new XML_RPC_Client('/xmlrpc.php', 'pear.php.net');

// If you want to turn debugging on...
// $cli->setDebug(1);

// If your payload requires extra lines to stay in tact...
// NOTE: The $remove_extra_lines property was added in Version 1.4.6.
// $cli->remove_extra_lines = false;

// If inspect the XML request sent to the server...
// $msg->createPayload();
// logit($msg->payload);  // Hypothetical function.

$resp = $cli->send($msg);

if (!$resp) {
    echo 'Communication error: ' . $cli->errstr;
    exit;
}

if (!$resp->faultCode()) {
    $val = $resp->value();
    $data = XML_RPC_decode($val);
    echo $data[0]['name'] . ' is at version ' . $data[0]['version'];
} else {
    /*
     * Display problems that have been gracefully cought and
     * reported by the xmlrpc.php script
     */
    echo 'Fault Code: ' . $resp->faultCode() . "\n";
    echo 'Fault Reason: ' . $resp->faultString() . "\n";
}

// To inspect the XML response from the server...
// NOTE: The $response_payload property was added in Version 1.4.6.
// logit($msg->response_payload);  // Hypothetical function.

require_once 'XML/RPC/Server.php';

/*
 * Declare the functions, etc.
 */
function returnTimes2($params) {
    $obj = new some_class_name;
    return $obj->returnTimes2($params);
}

class some_class_name {
    function returnTimes2($params) {
        $param = $params->getParam(0);

        // This error checking syntax was added in Release 1.3.0
        if (!XML_RPC_Value::isValue($param)) {
            return $param;
        }

        $val = new XML_RPC_Value($param->scalarval() * 2, 'int'); 
        return new XML_RPC_Response($val);
    }
}

$some_object = new some_class_name;


/*
 * Establish the dispatch map and XML_RPC server instance.
 */
$server = new XML_RPC_Server(
    array(
        'function_times2' => array(
            'function' => 'returnTimes2'
        ),
        'class_paamayim_nekudotayim_times2' => array(
            'function' => 'some_class_name::returnTimes2'
        ),
        'class_times2' => array(
            'function' => array('some_class_name', 'returnTimes2')
        ),
        'object_times2' => array(
            'function' => array($some_object, 'returnTimes2')
        ),
    ),
    1  // serviceNow
);

require_once 'XML/RPC.php';

$input = 8;
$params = array(new XML_RPC_Value($input, 'int'));
$msg = new XML_RPC_Message('function_times2', $params);

$cli = new XML_RPC_Client('/xmlrpc.php', 'localhost');
// $cli->setDebug(1);
$resp = $cli->send($msg);

if (!$resp) {
    echo 'Communication error: ' . $cli->errstr;
    exit;
}

if (!$resp->faultCode()) {
    $val = $resp->value();
    echo $input . ' times 2 is ' . $val->scalarval();
} else {
    /*
     * Display problems that have been gracefully cought and
     * reported by the xmlrpc.php script.
     */
    echo 'Fault Code: ' . $resp->faultCode() . "\n";
    echo 'Fault Reason: ' . $resp->faultString() . "\n";
}

require_once 'XML/RPC.php';

$data = fetch_row_from_db();  //  Hypothetical example.

$params = array(XML_RPC_encode($data));
$msg = new XML_RPC_Message('some_function_name', $params);

$cli = new XML_RPC_Client('/xmlrpc.php', 'pear.php.net');
$resp = $cli->send($msg);

// Process the same way as the other examples...