Web service

Web service is a piece of software used to exchange data between the systems. The web service is a collection of open protocols, which takes the request and returns response via http protocol. It enables the communication between the applications with the help of open standard XML. The XML encodes all communications to a web service. Many web service frameworks like Apache, Code Igniter, Zend Framework are available on the web. A web service is a collection of open protocols and standards used for exchanging data between applications or systems.