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In the web service, there is a method to retrieve an empty XML. It is accessible via a URL formatted as follows: http://myprestashopexample.com/api/(resource name)?schema=blank

As we saw in Section 3.3 (List customers) it is possible make an array of parameters for "get ", "resource," and "id." It is also possible to specify only one URL this way:

$xml = $webService->get(array('url' => 'http://myprestashopexample.com/api/customers?schema=blank'));

Here, we get the entire XML variable from an empty client.

<prestashop>
  <customer>
    <id_default_group/>
etc...Beginning of the XML file retrieved:

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Getting of all fields

$resources = $xml->children()->children();

Path of all fields and part of the dynamic creation of form fields in a table

foreach ($resources as $key => $resource) {
	echo '<tr><th>' . $key . '</th><td>'; 
	echo '<input type="text" name="' . $key . '" value=""/>';
	echo '</td></tr>';
}

Once the data is passed in POST, we combined the data sent with the blank XML file, which is the same technique used for updating data.

foreach ($resources as $nodeKey => $node) {
	$resources->$nodeKey = $_POST[$nodeKey];
}

Calling the web service is similar to what we have seen previously:

$opt = array('resource' => 'customers');
$opt['xmlpostXml'] = $xml->asXML();
$xml = $webService->add($opt);

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If you have trouble, look at the code for the 3-Create.php sample file.