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Belcher: Removed out-of-date getinfo method and replaced with getblockchaininfo

2020-02-25T21:12:32Z

Removed out-of-date getinfo method and replaced with getblockchaininfo

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	$ ./bitcoind		$ ./bitcoind
	# wait a few seconds for it to start up		# wait a few seconds for it to start up
	$ ./bitcoin-cli ~~getinfo~~		$ ./bitcoin-cli getblockchaininfo
	# various information will be shown. If you get an error, try again until you see some useful output.		# various information will be shown. If you get an error, try again until you see some useful output.
	$ ./bitcoin-cli help		$ ./bitcoin-cli help
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	Bitcoin will begin synchronizing with the network and downloading a complete copy of the block chain. As of August 2012, more than 2gb of data must be downloaded and verified during this process. It may take two or more hours to complete. You will know when it's done when the block count reaches the [http://blockexplorer.com/q/getblockcount current count].		Bitcoin will begin synchronizing with the network and downloading a complete copy of the block chain. As of August 2012, more than 2gb of data must be downloaded and verified during this process. It may take two or more hours to complete. You will know when it's done when the block count reaches the [http://blockexplorer.com/q/getblockcount current count].

	== ~~Getinfo~~ (Bitcoind's version of Hello World) ==		== Getblockchaininfo (Bitcoind's version of Hello World) ==

	Assuming Bitcoin has finished the initialisation process; download the file jsonRPCClient.php from [http://jsonrpcphp.org/ JSON-RPC PHP] and place it in a web-accessible location.		Assuming Bitcoin has finished the initialisation process; download the file jsonRPCClient.php from [http://jsonrpcphp.org/ JSON-RPC PHP] and place it in a web-accessible location.
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	echo "<pre>\n";		echo "<pre>\n";
	print_r($bitcoin->~~getinfo~~());		print_r($bitcoin->getblockchaininfo());
	echo "</pre>";		echo "</pre>";
	</source>		</source>

Danda: /* Alternative Libs For RPC */

2019-08-04T17:33:16Z

Alternative Libs For RPC

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	* [https://github.com/nbobtc/bitcoind-php NboBTC Bitcoind-PHP]		* [https://github.com/nbobtc/bitcoind-php NboBTC Bitcoind-PHP]
	* [https://github.com/aceat64/EasyBitcoin-PHP EasyBitcoin-PHP]		* [https://github.com/aceat64/EasyBitcoin-PHP EasyBitcoin-PHP]

			==Alternative CLI clients==

			* [https://github.com/dan-da/jsonrpc-cli jsonrpc-cli] provides simple jsonrpc queries from the command-line with highlighted json results (colors) and the ability to view/debug raw http requests and responses. It can also display json results in php print_r, var_dump, serialize formats as well as yaml.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Lclc: There is no RPC client functionality in bitcoind anymore. Use the bitcoin-cli utility instead.

2015-03-31T14:12:42Z

There is no RPC client functionality in bitcoind anymore. Use the bitcoin-cli utility instead.

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	$ ./bitcoind		$ ./bitcoind
	# wait a few seconds for it to start up		# wait a few seconds for it to start up
	$ ./~~bitcoind~~ getinfo		$ ./bitcoin-cli getinfo
	# various information will be shown. If you get an error, try again until you see some useful output.		# various information will be shown. If you get an error, try again until you see some useful output.
	$ ./~~bitcoind~~ help		$ ./bitcoin-cli help
	# get help on commands, note no dash before help		# get help on commands, note no dash before help
	</source>		</source>
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	<source lang="bash">		<source lang="bash">
	$ ./~~bitcoind~~ listaccounts		$ ./bitcoin-cli listaccounts
	# show list of accounts and various info for each one		# show list of accounts and various info for each one
	$ ./~~bitcoind~~ getaccountaddress user889		$ ./bitcoin-cli getaccountaddress user889
	# get an address to receive money to that is unique for the account user889		# get an address to receive money to that is unique for the account user889
	$ ./~~bitcoind~~ getbalance user889		$ ./bitcoin-cli getbalance user889
	# get the sum of all the money in the addresses owned by the account user889		# get the sum of all the money in the addresses owned by the account user889
	</source>		</source>

Pagent at 15:15, 20 February 2015

2015-02-20T15:15:03Z

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	The easiest way to get started is to run Bitcoin in daemon mode with which PHP communicates via local HTTP requests. A library called [http://jsonrpcphp.org/ JSON-RPC] is used to call the various functions of bitcoind, which will respond back with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Json JSON object].		The easiest way to get started is to run Bitcoin in daemon mode with which PHP communicates via local HTTP requests. A library called [http://jsonrpcphp.org/ JSON-RPC] is used to call the various functions of bitcoind, which will respond back with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Json JSON object].

	It is however recommended to use one of the [[#Alternative_Libs_For_RPC\|Alternative Libraries]] listed below instead, since they are ~~slightly~~ more ~~sofisticated~~.		It is however recommended to use one of the [[#Alternative_Libs_For_RPC\|Alternative Libraries]] listed below instead, since they are more sophisticated.

	== Setting up Bitcoin ==		== Setting up Bitcoin ==

Rubensayshi: list alternative libraries to use

2015-01-09T10:10:54Z

list alternative libraries to use

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	The easiest way to get started is to run Bitcoin in daemon mode with which PHP communicates via local HTTP requests. A library called [http://jsonrpcphp.org/ JSON-RPC] is used to call the various functions of bitcoind, which will respond back with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Json JSON object].		The easiest way to get started is to run Bitcoin in daemon mode with which PHP communicates via local HTTP requests. A library called [http://jsonrpcphp.org/ JSON-RPC] is used to call the various functions of bitcoind, which will respond back with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Json JSON object].

			It is however recommended to use one of the [[#Alternative_Libs_For_RPC\|Alternative Libraries]] listed below instead, since they are slightly more sofisticated.

	== Setting up Bitcoin ==		== Setting up Bitcoin ==
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	</source>		</source>

	'''Note:''' The jsonRPCClient library uses fopen() and will throw an exception saying "Unable to connect" if it receives a 404 or 500 error from bitcoind. This prevents you from being able to see error messages generated by bitcoind (as they are sent with status 404 or 500). The [~~https://github.com/aceat64/EasyBitcoin-PHP EasyBitcoin-PHP library~~] is similar in function to JSON-RPC PHP but ~~does~~ not have this issue.		'''Note:''' The jsonRPCClient library uses fopen() and will throw an exception saying "Unable to connect" if it receives a 404 or 500 error from bitcoind. This prevents you from being able to see error messages generated by bitcoind (as they are sent with status 404 or 500). The [[#Alternative_Libs_For_RPC\|Alternative Libraries]] listed below are similar in function to JSON-RPC PHP but do not have this issue.

	== Precision ==		== Precision ==
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	This creates a new address at the beginning of every new session, and stores it in the session variable.		This creates a new address at the beginning of every new session, and stores it in the session variable.

			==Alternative Libs For RPC==
			There are alternative PHP libraries for connecting to the bitcoind RPC which are recommended over using the plain jsonRPCClient.php class.
			They do not rely on magic __call, use cURL instead of fopen and have better error handling (and can be installed using composer).

			* [https://github.com/nbobtc/bitcoind-php NboBTC Bitcoind-PHP]
			* [https://github.com/aceat64/EasyBitcoin-PHP EasyBitcoin-PHP]

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Rubensayshi: /* See Also */

2015-01-08T10:35:15Z

Rubensayshi: /* See Also */

2015-01-08T10:34:47Z

Andy2993 at 14:10, 30 October 2014

2014-10-30T14:10:18Z

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	* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]		* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
	* [[Lazy_API]]		* [[Lazy_API]]
			* [https://github.com/cryptoapi/Payment-Gateway GoUrl Bitcoin-PHP Payment library]
	* [[Merchant Howto]]		* [[Merchant Howto]]

Gmaxwell: Reverted edits by Superb (talk) to last revision by Aceat64

2014-08-02T04:27:00Z

Reverted edits by Superb (talk) to last revision by Aceat64

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	=== getnewaddress vs getaccountaddress ===		=== getnewaddress vs getaccountaddress ===

	Using getnewaddress helps increase maintain ~~[[Anonymity & Security\|~~anonymity]] of your users by making it hard for a malicious agent to track payments flowing through your application. Running getnewaddress too often, however, will cause your wallet to become filled with many empty addresses.		Using getnewaddress helps increase maintain anonymity of your users by making it hard for a malicious agent to track payments flowing through your application. Running getnewaddress too often, however, will cause your wallet to become filled with many empty addresses.

	It is therefore recommended to in some way limit the number of unfunded addresses each user can request. Here is an example using sessions:		It is therefore recommended to in some way limit the number of unfunded addresses each user can request. Here is an example using sessions:
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	==See Also==		==See Also==

	* [[Anonymity & Security]]
	* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]		* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
	* [[Lazy_API]]		* [[Lazy_API]]

Superb at 13:23, 1 August 2014

2014-08-01T13:23:03Z

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	=== getnewaddress vs getaccountaddress ===		=== getnewaddress vs getaccountaddress ===

	Using getnewaddress helps increase maintain anonymity of your users by making it hard for a malicious agent to track payments flowing through your application. Running getnewaddress too often, however, will cause your wallet to become filled with many empty addresses.		Using getnewaddress helps increase maintain [[Anonymity & Security\|anonymity]] of your users by making it hard for a malicious agent to track payments flowing through your application. Running getnewaddress too often, however, will cause your wallet to become filled with many empty addresses.

	It is therefore recommended to in some way limit the number of unfunded addresses each user can request. Here is an example using sessions:		It is therefore recommended to in some way limit the number of unfunded addresses each user can request. Here is an example using sessions:
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	==See Also==		==See Also==

			* [[Anonymity & Security]]
	* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]		* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
	* [[Lazy_API]]		* [[Lazy_API]]

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	* [https://github.com/cryptoapi/Payment-Gateway GoUrl Bitcoin-PHP Payment library]		* [https://github.com/cryptoapi/Payment-Gateway GoUrl Bitcoin-PHP Payment library]
	* [[Merchant Howto]]		* [[Merchant Howto]]
			* [[https://github.com/Bit-Wasp/bitcoin-lib-php GoUrl Bitcoin-Lib-PHP - PHP Lib implementing signing of transactions, BIP32, etc]]

	[[es:Introducción para desarrolladores de PHP]]		[[es:Introducción para desarrolladores de PHP]]

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	* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]		* [[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
	* [[Lazy_API]]		* [[Lazy_API]]
	* [https://github.com/cryptoapi/Payment-Gateway ~~GoUrl~~ Bitcoin-PHP Payment library]		* [https://github.com/cryptoapi/Payment-Gateway Bitcoin-PHP Payment library]
	* [[Merchant Howto]]		* [[Merchant Howto]]
	* [[https://github.com/Bit-Wasp/bitcoin-lib-php ~~GoUrl~~ Bitcoin-Lib-PHP - PHP Lib implementing signing of transactions, BIP32, etc]]		* [[https://github.com/Bit-Wasp/bitcoin-lib-php Bitcoin-Lib-PHP - PHP Lib implementing signing of transactions, BIP32, etc]]

	[[es:Introducción para desarrolladores de PHP]]		[[es:Introducción para desarrolladores de PHP]]