# SoapServer->handle()

(PHP 5 >= 5.0.1)

SoapServer->handle() — Handles a SOAP request

### Description

SoapServer
void handle ([ string `$soap_request` ] )

Processes a SOAP request, calls necessary functions, and sends a response back.

### Parameters

`soap_request`

  The SOAP request. If this argument is omitted, the request is supposed to be in the $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA PHP variable.

### Return Values

No value is returned.

### Examples

Example#1 Some examples

`<?php
function test($x)
{
return $x;
}
$server = new SoapServer(null, array('uri' => "http://test-uri/"));
$server->addFunction("test");
$server->handle();
?>`

### See Also

- SoapServer->__construct()