Hi, Minnie. If you're willing to try Python instead of PHP, you should be able to accomplish what you're trying to do pretty easily with eulfedora (a Python module we created at Emory University Libraries for interacting with Fedora - https://github.com/emory-libraries/eulfedora ).
If you've already got Python installed, you can use pip or easy_install to get the latest version (`easy_install eulfedora` or possibly `sudo easy_install eulfedora`). The current version has been tested with Fedora 3.4.x and 3.5; it looks like the REST APIs have changed much in 3.6, so it should work there too. We've actually got an example in our documentation that I think might be fairly similar to what it sounds like you're trying to do: http://eulfedora.readthedocs.org/en/latest/tutorials/examples.html#bulk-pur ging-test-objects-via-console Your find and purge script might look something roughly like this: from eulfedora.server import Repository repo = Repository('http://your.fedora.server:8080/fedora/', username='fedora_user', password='fedora_password') for obj in repo.find_objects(label__contains='test*'): repo.purge_object(obj.pid) If you can't or don't want to use Python, you might want to consider using Fedora's REST APIs instead of SOAP; the last time I worked with PHP + SOAP there were non-obvious bugs in PHP that made things a lot more difficult (e.g., incorrect encoding of null values). Hope this helps, Rebecca ________________________________ This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Fedora-commons-users mailing list Fedora-commons-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fedora-commons-users
