Overview:

Fishconnect is a PHP layer for FBIXML or the Fishbowl XML SDK. It was created in an effort to simply communicate to the Fishbowl Inventory SDK using PHP.

The project is in its beginning stages and includes several PHP functions that will create and handle FBIXML requests and responses using some generic xml parsing functions.

There are several examples and tests that illustrate how to use the PHP functions that have been created including handling security tickets, getting customer name lists, and creating customers in Fishbowl.

The examples have been created to connect to the example.fdb database that is the default database provided by Fishbowl Inventory for testing and evaluation.

Installing:

A web server is required for running PHP files. This project was created using xampp for windows.

The Fishbowl Inventory server 2010.4 is required in order to run and test using fishconnect functions.

Simply unzip the fishconnect directory and copy it to your htdocs directory. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost/fishconnect/sdk/ to run the existing tests. You will need to approve the fishconnect connection in the Fishbowl Inventory Server integrated applications.

Membership:

If you would like to join this project please email kevin@fishbowlinventory.com, include your company name and your email address and a description of what your interest level is.

This project is not supported by Fishbowl Inventory and has no official affiliation with them other than the fact that they are kind enough to offer their SDK to the public.