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Ethereum Php

Ethereum Php is a typed PHP library that connects applications to Ethereum's JSON-RPC API to retrieve blockchain data, call supported smart-contract read methods, listen for contract events and inspect blocks.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when a PHP application needs read access to Ethereum through an available JSON-RPC endpoint, including contract reads or event and block monitoring.

Who it is for

  • PHP developers integrating Ethereum reads into applications.
  • Developers building contract-event listeners or block-by-block indexing utilities.
  • Developers who want a PHP client for smart-contract read calls or contract tests.

Documented uses

  • Retrieve information from an Ethereum blockchain through JSON-RPC.
  • Call supported smart-contract functions that do not require payment.
  • Watch contract changes or process blocks for indexing.
  • Use a PHP client when testing smart contracts.
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Requirements & limits

The project is a public, MIT-licensed repository. The README specifies PHP 7.1 or later and shows Composer installation.

  • The application must provide an Ethereum JSON-RPC endpoint; the README's connection example uses a local Ganache endpoint.
  • Contract calls use ABI and deployed-address metadata, with Truffle compilation output given as an example.
  • The library does not support signing transactions for blockchain writes.
  • The README says that not all data types are supported.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Connect a PHP application to an Ethereum JSON-RPC endpoint

Install the library and make a documented JSON-RPC request using an endpoint URL.

Before you start

  • PHP 7.1 or later
  • Composer
  • An Ethereum JSON-RPC endpoint URL

Steps

  1. Install the package with Composer using composer require digitaldonkey/ethereum-php.

  2. Load Composer's vendor/autoload.php file and import Ethereum\Ethereum.

  3. Create an Ethereum instance with the endpoint URL, then call a method such as eth_protocolVersion() and read its value with val().

Expected outcome

The PHP application can request the protocol version from the configured endpoint.

Guide limitations

  • The library is read-only and does not support signing transactions for blockchain writes.
  • Not all data types are supported.
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Source-based practical guide

Call a smart contract read method

Use contract metadata and an Ethereum endpoint to call an unpriced contract function.

Before you start

  • PHP 7.1 or later and Composer
  • An Ethereum JSON-RPC endpoint URL
  • Contract ABI and deployed address, such as those in Truffle compilation metadata

Steps

  1. Load the contract ABI and deployed address from the contract metadata.

  2. Create a SmartContract instance with the ABI, address and an Ethereum connection.

  3. Call a contract method and read the returned value with val().

Expected outcome

The application can read the result of a supported contract function that does not require payment.

Guide limitations

  • The library is read-only and does not support signing transactions for writes.
  • Not all data types are supported.
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