SOAP

SOAP Messaging SOAP: Simple Object Access Protocol Blue soap bars in a soap dish Example POST /LocalApp HTTP/1.0 Host: www.silosix.com Content-Type: text/xml; charset="utf-8" Content-Length: 328 SOAPAction: "ImagesServerUp" PNG SOAP BINDINGS POST /LocalApp HTTP/1.0 Host: www.silosix.com Content-Type: text/xml; charset="utf-8" Content-Length: 328 SOAPAction: "ImagesServerUp" POST = Transport for the Message /LocalApp = Destination for the message HTTP/1.0 = HTTP Version Host: = Server sending message to Content-Type: Always 'text/xml' charset = Almost always "utf-8" Content-Length = number of characters in the message payload SOAPAction: ImagesServerUp = URI indicating purpose of the request.