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==XML-RPC background== | ==XML-RPC background== | ||
The XML-RPC service allows other servers to contact your Moodle server and request that it call a function. The Moodle server might do something, like create a user, or it might fetch some data and serve it back to your host. | |||
To communicate like this with another Moodle host, you'd normally use the Moodle Network features, but it's also possible for other kinds of program to contact your Moodle, using plain-old-XML-RPC, with Moodle Network's encryption or signed-message features. | |||
==The server script== | ==The server script== | ||
Revision as of 06:01, 5 July 2007
Overview
The Web Services API provides Moodle with a web service interface to allow exchange of data and information with other systems.
For example,
- Manage user data - send and retrieve the information,
- Manage course enrolments - add/remove teachers and students,
- Course management - create new courses based on templates,
- Gradebook info - extract grades information from Moodle.
XML-RPC background
The XML-RPC service allows other servers to contact your Moodle server and request that it call a function. The Moodle server might do something, like create a user, or it might fetch some data and serve it back to your host.
To communicate like this with another Moodle host, you'd normally use the Moodle Network features, but it's also possible for other kinds of program to contact your Moodle, using plain-old-XML-RPC, with Moodle Network's encryption or signed-message features.
The server script
Things you can do
See also
- Using Moodle Web Services forum
