## PHP library for Plesk XML-RPC API
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PHP object-oriented library for Plesk XML-RPC API.
## Install Via Composer
[Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) is a preferable way to install the library:
`composer require plesk/api-php-lib`
## Usage Examples
Here is an example on how to use the library and create a customer with desired properties:
```php
$client = new \PleskX\Api\Client($host);
$client->setCredentials($login, $password);
$client->customer()->create([
'cname' => 'Plesk',
'pname' => 'John Smith',
'login' => 'john',
'passwd' => 'secret',
'email' => 'john@smith.com',
]);
```
It is possible to use a secret key instead of password for authentication.
```php
$client = new \PleskX\Api\Client($host);
$client->setSecretKey($secretKey)
```
In case of Plesk extension creation one can use an internal mechanism to access XML-RPC API. It does not require to pass authentication because the extension works in the context of Plesk.
```php
$client = new \PleskX\Api\InternalClient();
$protocols = $client->server()->getProtos();
```
For additional examples see tests/ directory.
## How to Run Unit Tests
One the possible ways to become familiar with the library is to check the unit tests.
To run the unit tests use the following command:
`REMOTE_HOST=your-plesk-host.dom REMOTE_PASSWORD=password composer test`
To use custom port one can provide a URL (e.g. for Docker container):
`REMOTE_URL=https://your-plesk-host.dom:port REMOTE_PASSWORD=password composer test`
One more way to run tests is to use Docker:
`docker-compose run tests`
## Continuous Testing
During active development it could be more convenient to run tests in continuous manner. Here is the way how to achieve it:
`REMOTE_URL=https://your-plesk-host.dom:port REMOTE_PASSWORD=password composer test:watch`