Integrating Web Services with OAuth and PHP: A php[architect] Guide

Modern web applications are no longer standalone, monolithic codebases. Instead, they are expected to integrate with external, 3rd party applications to allow users to tap into new features, integrate with their social networks, and to easily migrate their data between systems. Many services afford these integrations by building web services that use the OAuth standard to authenticate users and allow "secure delegated access" on their behalf. There are two versions of OAuth. Version 1.0 as ...