Amazon Product Advertising API in PHP

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Required Knowledge and Skills

For implementing this API you required to fimiliar with XML syntax and struture and also basic knowledge of web servers ( REST/SOAP ). In addition, you must have familiar with PHP programming language. Go to the following links:

W3 Schools XML Tutorial
W3 Schools Web Services Tutorial
PHP Tutorial

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<?php

//Enter your IDs
define("Access_Key_ID", "[Your Access Key ID]");
define("Associate_tag", "[Your Associate Tag ID]");

//Set up the operation in the request
function ItemSearch($SearchIndex, $Keywords){

//Set the values for some of the parameters
$Operation = "ItemSearch";
$Version = "2013-08-01";
$ResponseGroup = "ItemAttributes,Offers";
//User interface provides values
//for $SearchIndex and $Keywords

//Define the request
$request=
     "http://webservices.amazon.com/onca/xml"
   . "?Service=AWSECommerceService"
   . "&AssociateTag=" . Associate_tag
   . "&AWSAccessKeyId=" . Access_Key_ID
   . "&Operation=" . $Operation
   . "&Version=" . $Version
   . "&SearchIndex=" . $SearchIndex
   . "&Keywords=" . $Keywords
   . "&Signature=" . [Request Signature]
   . "&ResponseGroup=" . $ResponseGroup;

//Catch the response in the $response object
$response = file_get_contents($request);
$parsed_xml = simplexml_load_string($response);
printSearchResults($parsed_xml, $SearchIndex);
}
?>

<?php

//Enter your IDs

define("Access_Key_ID", "[Your Access Key ID]");

define("Associate_tag", "[Your Associate Tag ID]");

//Set up the operation in the request

function ItemSearch($SearchIndex, $Keywords){

//Set the values for some of the parameters

$Operation = "ItemSearch";

$Version = "2013-08-01";

$ResponseGroup = "ItemAttributes,Offers";

//User interface provides values

//for $SearchIndex and $Keywords

//Define the request

$request=

"http://webservices.amazon.com/onca/xml"

. "?Service=AWSECommerceService"

. "&AssociateTag=" . Associate_tag

. "&AWSAccessKeyId=" . Access_Key_ID

. "&Operation=" . $Operation

. "&Version=" . $Version

. "&SearchIndex=" . $SearchIndex

. "&Keywords=" . $Keywords

. "&Signature=" . [Request Signature]

. "&ResponseGroup=" . $ResponseGroup;

//Catch the response in the $response object

$response = file_get_contents($request);

$parsed_xml = simplexml_load_string($response);

printSearchResults($parsed_xml, $SearchIndex);

}

Above PHP code implement an product search request in which customer can enter their keywords. Copy above php code and save in a file “simpleStore.php”.

Create a file named amazonAffiliate.php and copy paste below code. In below code you will find a simple form for enter your search keywords.

<table align='left'>
<?php
    print("
      <form name='SearchTerms' action=SimpleStore.php method='GET'>
      <tr><td valign='top'>
        <b>Choose a Category</b><br>
          <select name='SearchIndex'>
            <option value='Books'>Books</option>
            <option value='DVD'>DVD</option>
            <option value='Music'>Music</option>
          </select>
      </td></tr>
      <tr><td><b>Enter Keywords</b><br><input type='text' name='Keywords' size='40'/></td></tr>
      <input type='hidden' name='Action' value='Search'>
      <input type='hidden' name='CartId' value=$CartId>
      <input type='hidden' name='HMAC' value=$HMAC>
      <tr align='center'><td><input type='submit'/></td></tr>
      </form> ");
?>
</table>

<?php

print("

<b>Choose a Category</b><br>

<option value='Books'>Books</option>

<option value='Music'>Music</option>

</select>

</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Enter Keywords</b><br><input type='text' name='Keywords' size='40'/></td></tr>

</form> ");

</table>

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