Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML-RPC
XML-RPC is a distributed computing protocol for remote procedure call (remote procedure call, RPC), which encapsulates the calling function through XML and uses the HTTP protocol as the transmission mechanism.
history
- XML-RPC was published in 1998 by Dave Winer of UserLand Software (UserLand Software) and Microsoft. Later, with the introduction of new functions, the standard slowly evolved into today's SOAP protocol.
- The XML-RPC protocol is a registered patent project jointly held by Phillip Merrick, Stewart Allen and Joseph Lapp, filed in March 1998 for a contemplated application, and filed in April 2006 get accepted. This patent is currently used by webMethods in Fairfax, Virginia, USA
usage
XML-RPC works by making HTTP requests to servers that have this protocol installed. The client that sends the request is generally the software that needs to make a call to the remote system.