XMLRCP libraries

Hi!
I am not a programmer and I couldn´t find the php.ini file. So I sent a ticket to my hoting company and asked about the xml.rcp linraries telling tham what I was supposed to do (uncomment one sentence in the php.ini file by deleting the ; sign)

The line is supposed to be extension=php_xmlrpc.dll.

They answered:

"this not a Windows server. There are no .dll files at all."

Am I screwed? Will I be ablt to use joomdle? Anyone knows if there is any other way to integrate a moodle campus into my joomla site?

Thxs!

Hi there,

You will require the php library XML-RPC. The first step is to confirm that you do or do not have the XML-RPC libraries loaded and enabled. This your hosting company should be able to confirm.

If they say yes, you can validate this through your Joomla Help menu item: You can see the prerequisites here
www.joomdle.com/wiki/Prerequisites

Look down to the 2nd section that says "PHP XML-RPC Prerequisites". The second image shows the XMLRPC library. In this case, and most that I have come across, it is written by Dan Libby. If you do not see this (or similar), than you do not have XMLRPC running.

And what about if I dont have the xmlrcp? Is it possible to use joomdle anyway?

and second question: Is it possible to have xmlrcp in a non windows server?

thxs!!

You will need to have XMLRPC. This is not so much a Joomdle requirement but a requirement for connecting most applications. Eg. To connect applications to Moodle you need XMLRPC. To connect applications to Joomla you need XMLRPC. Joomdle just 'rides' on the features and technology used by Moodle and Joomla.

XMLRPC is a php function which exists on all operating systems. In fact, there "seems" to be far less problems in a linux environment.

Hi,
I have asked my hosting admin to add the xmlrpc extension but it seems he is unable to do so
Chris, can you explain how can I use the php-xmlrpc files?
Appendix B. Substitution of the PHP
xmlrpc extension
Yet another interesting situation is when you are using a ready-made php application, that provides
support for the XMLRPC protocol via the native php xmlrpc extension, but the extension is not
available on your php install (e.g. because of shared hosting constraints).
Since version 2.1, the PHP-XMLRPC library provides a compatibility layer that aims to be 100%
compliant with the xmlrpc extension API. This means that any code written to run on the extension
should obtain the exact same results, albeit using more resources and a longer processing time, using
the PHP-XMLRPC library and the extension compatibility module. The module is part of the EXTRAS
package, available as a separate download from the sourceforge.net website, since version 0.2

I attached both xmlrpc (ver 3) and the extra files mentioned in the sourceforge xmlrpc page.
I'm not sure what to do where (how to load the needed files so that I can use the lib without the server's extension installed).

Thanks,
Lior

Hi there,

I have never used these 'extras' before so am not immediately sure what do with them either. I believe it would be best for Antonio to comment on this given he is the xmlrpc expert. Note: Antonio is on leave for another few weeks. I will highlight this case to him once he returns.

Chris

Hi.

I never used/heard of the extras package, so I don't really know how/if it would work.

If you really want to run Joomdle, I would just switch hosting provider, to one that provides XMLRPC (as a lot of them do)

Antonio