The php-govtalk project is a PHP client library designed to assist in developing web-based applications which interface with the UK’s Government Gateway through the use of the standard message envelope. php-govtalk is released under a GNU General Public License v3.
The GovTalk Message Envelope is a standard developed by the United Kingdom government as a means of encapsulating a range of government XML services in a single standard data format.
The base class is designed to be extendable to allow the development of client libraries tailored to specific government departments making use of the GovTalk Message Envelope.
The current stable version of the core library is 0.3.1. You can keep up with project updates on our blog.
Specific Extensions
As well as developing the core GovTalk Message Envelope library there are plans to develop and maintain a number of extensions designed to work with specific government departments. For more information on extensions, see the extensions page.
We welcome volunteers looking to develop specific extensions relating to their own areas of interest. Contact any of the project admins for more information.
Technical
The php-govtalk subversion repository and bug tracking system is hosted by Google code. The latest stable development version is available in the project trunk and releases are tagged with version numbers. Please file bugs reports in the issues section of the Google code project.
php-govtalk currently uses the following PHP5 extensions: