Fun with XML-RPC

Got a little XML-RPC project to do, which should be fun. Just not sure that 7.00 PM is a good time to start thinking about it…

So what’s this project? I hear you all cry. Well, I want to add a ‘recently updated blogs’ page to BritBlog, so that when you make a new post on your blog, you can ping BritBlog, and if you are a member (your site is found in our database) your blog will appear on the page.

Should be fairly simple to set up, but it’s a while since I’ve played with XML-RPC so I’ve got to remember how it all works. Got to find the standard spec. for pinging too, and this seems slightly elusive…

Still, I think it was my lucky day today, so perhaps I’ll have more luck on this topic too. I put a £2 coin in the parking meter this morning and it jammed. So I thumped the meter and my coin fell out along with two £1 coins! Don’t worry, I won’t spend it all at once!