SimpleRestClientPHP
A really simple RESTful JSON API
Note: This is just a simple example that connects to a MySQL database. Not production grade code.
Prerequisites
You should have MySQL database setup with a table in which you'll be manipulating records.
Setup
Include the main class file, then create a new instance. If you need to set the ID column name, you can do that. Then, call the init method. That's it!
Minimum Example
$database_name = 'mysql';
$database_table_name = 'help_category';
require_once('SimpleRestClient.php');
$client = new SimpleRestClient($database_name, $database_table_name);
$client->init();
Full Example
$database_name = 'mysql';
$database_table_name = 'help_category';
$database_user = 'root'; // optional, defaults to 'root'
$database_password = ''; // optional, defaults to ''
$database_host = 'localhost'; // optional, defaults to 'localhost'
require_once('SimpleRestClient.php');
$client = new SimpleRestClient($database_name, $database_table_name, $database_user, $database_password, $database_host);
$client->setIdColumnName('help_category_id'); // optional, default id column name is 'id'
$client->init();
Usage
SimpleRestClient looks for a few parameters in the request. These can be included via GET or POST, as the $_REQUEST global is used to retrieve them.
Request Parameters
_method (optional) forces SimpleRestClient to behave as if a particular HTTP verb was used (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE.) If not provided, $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] is used.
id or your own id column name (required for PUT, DELETE, optional for GET) tells SimpleRestClient which record to operate on. If you used setIdColumnName, you may use either id or your actual column name.
data (required for POST, PUT) is the array of data to load into the record.
Example Query String
Update (PUT) record with ID 45 with the following values: name = 'Some Test Name', parent_category_id = 36, url = ''
_method=put&id=45&data[name]=Some%20Test%20Name&data[parent_category_id]=36&data[url]=