XML interface is accessed by going to Personal -> XML Access and generating a full access code.
This then creates a <ID> and <Code> that allows you to access the site data via your user details.

The general request to get the XML pages is:

http://www.phoenixbse.com/index.php?a=xml&uid=<ID>&code=<Code>&sa=<request>

The <request> is either:

• info_data - gets current info that you know about
  
• order_data - gets current order data
  
• pos_list - gets a list of your positions and locations
  
• send_orders - sends a set of orders posted as XML
  
• game_status - gets teh game status
  
• turn_data&tid=<position number>- gets a self contained HTML turn
  
• pending_orders&pid=<position number>- gets the pending orders for a turn
  
• notes - gets the notifications for your account
  
• items - gets all the items and their data that you know about
  
• systems - gets all the systems and cbodies that you know about
  
• base_data - gets all items in bases + extra info
  

NOTE_TURN_DATA => 1			- position_id,system_id,type,squad
NOTE_NEW_POSITION => 2				- position_id,system_id,type,squad
NOTE_ACTIVE_MISSION => 3			- mission_id,pos_number
NOTE_NEW_MISSION => 4				- mission_id
NOTE_BATTLE => 5				- location_name,number ships,system_id
NOTE_DELIVERY => 6				- position_id,system_id,quant,item_id,deliver_to_id
NOTE_PICKUP => 7				- position_id,system_id,quant,item_id,picked_up_from_id
NOTE_BUY => 8					- position_id,system_id,quant,item_id,bought_from_id,stellars
NOTE_SELL => 9					- position_id,system_id,quant,item_id,sold_to_id,stellars
NOTE_TRANSFER_IN => 10				- position_id,stellars
NOTE_POSITION_TRANSFER => 11			- position_id,system_id,type,transfer_id
NOTE_RELATIONS_CHANGE => 12			- aff_id,status
NOTE_SYSTEM_CHARTER => 13			- aff_id,status,charter_id - disabled
NOTE_RESTRICTED_STARBASE => 14			- position_id
NOTE_RESTRICTED_CBODY => 15			- system_id,cbody_id
NOTE_RESTRICTED_SYSTEM_LINK => 16	        - system_id
NOTE_RESTRICTED_ITEM => 17			- item_id
NOTE_RESTRICTED_ORDER => 18			- order_id
NOTE_RESTRICTED_MISSION => 19		        - mission_id
NOTE_RESTRICTED_SYSTEM_LOC => 20		- system_id
NOTE_DELIVERED_TO => 21				- position_id,system_id,quant,item_id,by_id
NOTE_PICKED_UP_FROM => 22			- position_id,system_id,quant,item_id,by_id
NOTE_BOUGHT_FROM => 23				- position_id,system_id,quant,item_id,by_id,stellars
NOTE_SOLD_TO => 24				- position_id,system_id,quant,item_id,by_id,stellars
NOTE_BOARDED => 25				- loc,system_id,position_id
NOTE_RAIDED => 26				- loc,system_id,position_id
NOTE_COMBAT_TRANSACTION => 27			- loc,system_id,position_id
NOTE_SEL_POSITION => 28				- position_id,amount


//coming soon
NOTE_RESTRICTED_DATA => 29			- restricted_type,data0,data1
NOTE_PLANETARY_SALES => 30			- position_id,system_id,cbody_id,trade_type,stellars
NOTE_NEXUS_CASH => 31				- position_id,stellars
NOTE_GM_NOTE => 32				- position_id,group_id,system_id,cbody_id,subject + msg  
NOTE_RUMOUR => 33				- data
NOTE_SPOTTED => 34				- position_id,system_id,location_name - not done yet
NOTE_TURN_ERROR => 35				- position_id,system_id,cbody_id,error_code,txt
NOTE_WARNING => 36				- position_id,system_id,cbody_id,warning_code,txt
NOTE_RESEARCH_FINISHED => 37			- position_id,item_id
NOTE_COMPLEX_VISIT => 38			- position_id,base_id,complex_type (txt)
NOTE_TRANSFER_OUT => 39				- to_position_id,stellars
NOTE_ORBITAL_DROP => 40				- position_id,system_id,quant,item_id,by_id - like deliver
NOTE_ORBITAL_RESUPPLY => 41			- position_id,system_id,quant,item_id,by_id - like deliver to
NOTE_SPECIAL_ACTION => 42			- position_id,header + text
NOTE_MESSAGE => 43				- src_pos_id,to_pos_id + message
NOTE_AGENT_ACTION => 44				- position_id,system_id,action_text + text
NOTE_REMINDER => 45				- position_id,note (80 char) + order at add
NOTE_COMPLEX_CHANGE => 46			- position_id,complex_type,built/scrapped/activated/deactivated,number
NOTE_ACCOUNT_LOW => 47				- cash, account below £10 - not done yet
NOTE_REGISTERED_BASE_ACTIVITY => 48		- position_id,system_id,cbody_id,action_type  (attacked/bought/registed/deregistered)		
NOTE_OPPORTUNITY_FIRE => 49			- loc,system_id,position_id + txt
NOTE_ESCAPING_COMBAT => 50			- loc,system_id,position_id + txt
NOTE_ITEM_DAMAGE => 51		                - position_id,item_id,qty,damage,why(optional)
NOTE_GATE_PLATFORM_UPDATE => 52	                - position_id,system_id,cbody_id,text
NOTE_LANDING_LIST => 53		                - position_id,system_id,cbody_id,target_id,gate,text
NOTE_SYSTEM_RAID => 54	                        - system_id
NOTE_INFRASTRUCTURE => 55		        - system_id,cbody_id,text

      
WARNING_DEEPCORE_STRUCT => 0 			'Insufficient structural modules to deep core'                   
WARNING_COMPLEXES_NOT_PRODUCING => 1 		'Complexes are not producing'
WARNING_SB_EFFICIENCY_LOW => 2 			'Base Efficiency has dropped below 100%'
WARNING_SB_SECURITY_LOW => 3 			'Base security has dropped below 100%'
WARNING_SHIP_INTEGRITY_LOW => 4 		'Ship integrity is low (<25%)'
WARNING_SCOUTED => 5 				'Scouted'
WARNING_BASE_SUBVERTED => 6 			'Base subverted'
WARNING_BASE_REGISTRATION_REVOKED => 7 		'Registration Revoked'
		
	
TURN_ERROR_NO_STARGATE_KEY => 0 		'has no stargate key'			
TURN_ERROR_NO_KNOW_BASE => 1 			'has no knowledge of base'
TURN_ERROR_NO_KNOW_SYSTEM => 2 			'has no knowledge of system'
TURN_ERROR_NO_KNOW_CBODY => 3 			'has no knowledge of celestial body'
TURN_ERROR_INCORRECT_SEC => 4 			'has incorrect security clearance'
TURN_ERROR_NO_THRUST => 5 			'does not have enough thrust to take off/land'
TURN_ERROR_MAINTENANCE_FAILED => 6 		'failed to maintain'
		

COMPLEX_ACTION_BUILT => 0 			'built'
COMPLEX_ACTION_SCRAPPED => 1 			'scrapped'
COMPLEX_ACTION_ACTIVATED => 2 			'activated'
COMPLEX_ACTION_DEACTIVATED => 3 		'deactivated'
                

REGISTERED_BASE_REGISTERED => 0 		'registed'
REGISTERED_BASE_DEREGISTERED => 1 		'de-registered'
REGISTERED_BASE_ATTACKED => 2 			'been attacked'
REGISTERED_BASE_BOUGHT => 3 			'been bought'
             

COMPLEX_VISIT_RECREATION => 0 			'used recreation complexes'
COMPLEX_VISIT_REPAIR => 1 			'repaired'
COMPLEX_VISIT_MAINTENANCE => 2 			'maintained'
COMPLEX_VISIT_UPGRADE => 3 			'upgraded'
COMPLEX_VISIT_REFIT => 4 			'refitted'
                 
            
TRADETYPE_TRADE => 0 				'Trade'
TRADETYPE_LIFE => 1 				'Life'
TRADETYPE_DRUGS => 2 				'Drugs'

Order Catagory Flags
====================
RDERFLAG_ANY                     0x0           
ORDERFLAG_THRUSTMOVE              0x1           
ORDERFLAG_MOVEMENT                0x2           
ORDERFLAG_TRANSACTION             0x4           
ORDERFLAG_STANDINGORDER           0x8           
ORDERFLAG_BASIC                   0x10           
ORDERFLAG_SCAN                    0x20           
ORDERFLAG_OTHER                   0x40           
ORDERFLAG_ISSUE                   0x80           
ORDERFLAG_CREATE                  0x100           
ORDERFLAG_SQUADRONORDER           0x200           
ORDERFLAG_SQUADRONSTANDINGORDER   0x400           
ORDERFLAG_TURNTYPE                0x800           
ORDERFLAG_BOARDING                0x1000           
ORDERFLAG_PLANETARYINTERACTION    0x2000           
ORDERFLAG_MACRO                   0x4000           
ORDERFLAG_COPY                    0x8000           
ORDERFLAG_FULL                    0xfffff           

Position Type
=============
POSITIONTYPE_NONE                 0x00           
POSITIONTYPE_GP                   0x01           
POSITIONTYPE_SHIP                 0x02           
POSITIONTYPE_STARBASE             0x03           
POSITIONTYPE_DEBRIS               0x04           
POSITIONTYPE_POLITICAL            0x05           
POSITIONTYPE_PLATFORM             0x06           
POSITIONTYPE_AGENT                0x07           

Position Flags
==============
POSFLAG_NONE                      0x00           
POSFLAG_GP                        0x01           
POSFLAG_SHIP                      0x02           
POSFLAG_STARBASE                  0x04           
POSFLAG_POLITICAL                 0x08           
POSFLAG_PLATFORM                  0x10           
POSFLAG_AGENT                     0x20           
POSFLAG_DEBRIS                    0x40    

Periphery Names / IDs
=====================
Cluster                           3
Caliphate                         9
Coreward Arm                      14
Darkfold                          2
Dewiek Home                       4
Dewiek Pocket                     5
Detinus Republic                  6
Flagritz Empire                   10
Felini Empire                     11
Halo                              13
Inner Capellan                    1
Inner Empire                      8
None                              0
Orion Spur                        16
Outer Capellan                    12
Perfidion Reach                   17
Transpiral                        15
Twilight                          7

For send_orders its currently this bit not convinced about sequencing - need to sort that out. {Need to fix so it accepts XML properly}

<turns>
	<turn pos_id="Position Number" seq="1 or 0" seq_after="Pos Num to seq after" append="true/false">
		<orders>
			<order id="Order ID" issue_type="Issue Type">
				<param>Param 0</param>
				<param>Param 1</param>
			</order>
		</orders>
	
	</turn>
</turns>

<?php

$xmlRequest="<turns>
	<turn pos_id=\"12345\" seq=\"0\" seq_after=\"0\">
		<orders>
			<order id=\"2040\">
				<param>1</param>
				<param>2</param>
				<param>3</param>
				<param>True</param>
				<param>True</param>
			</order>
		</orders>
	
	</turn>
</turns>
";
// code is not from live version 
$url='127.0.0.1/ss_forums/index.php?a=xml&uid=120&code=c56ec78c26e9c6f136a42a12172fd282&sa=send_orders';
$headers = array(
    "Content-type: text/xml;charset=\"utf-8\"",
    "Accept: text/xml",
    "Cache-Control: no-cache",
    "Pragma: no-cache"
 );

        try{
            $ch = curl_init();
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);

            // send xml request to a server

            curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0);
            curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0);

            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS,  $xmlRequest);
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);

            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_VERBOSE, 0);
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
            $data = curl_exec($ch);

            //convert the XML result into array
            if($data === false)
			{
                $error = curl_error($ch);
                echo $error; 
                die('error occured');
            }
			else
			{
				print_R($data);

			}
            curl_close($ch);

        }catch(Exception  $e){
            echo 'Message: ' .$e->getMessage();die("Error");
    }
?>

Test Account

The following services are available from the blank test account:
https://www.phoenixbse.com/?a=xml&sa=info_data&uid=1&code=22d9b2c0316adab0f9104571c7ed8eb0

https://www.phoenixbse.com/?a=xml&sa=order_data&uid=1&code=22d9b2c0316adab0f9104571c7ed8eb0

https://www.phoenixbse.com/?a=xml&sa=game_status&uid=1&code=22d9b2c0316adab0f9104571c7ed8eb0

https://www.phoenixbse.com/?a=xml&sa=notes&uid=1&code=22d9b2c0316adab0f9104571c7ed8eb0

https://www.phoenixbse.com/?a=xml&sa=items&uid=1&code=22d9b2c0316adab0f9104571c7ed8eb0

https://www.phoenixbse.com/?a=xml&sa=systems&uid=1&code=22d9b2c0316adab0f9104571c7ed8eb0