(PHP 5 >= 5.0.4, PHP 7, PHP 8)
SoapClient::__setLocation — Sets the location of the Web service to use
Sets the endpoint URL that will be touched by following SOAP requests. This is equivalent to
specifying the location option when constructing the SoapClient.
Note:
Calling this method is optional. The SoapClient uses the endpoint from the WSDL file by default.
locationThe new endpoint URL.
The old endpoint URL.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.3 |
location is nullable now.
|
Example #1 SoapClient::__setLocation() example
<?php
$client = new SoapClient('http://example.com/webservice.php?wsdl');
$client->__setLocation('http://www.somethirdparty.com');
$old_location = $client->__setLocation(); // unsets the location option
echo $old_location;
?>The above example will output something similar to:
http://www.somethirdparty.com
for some cases , ignoring location from initialization throw exception
PHP Fatal error: Uncaught SoapFault exception: [HTTP] Could not connect to host
Better call and define the end point location manually.