26769Transforming XML with XSL using Sablotronhttp://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/justin20001025.php3In my last article I covered the use of the expat functions available to PHP for parsing XML documents using the SAX method. The sample code was a class that read the XML document and generated the HTML to present the data in a nice table. This example was far from perfect due to the fact that the presentation of the data was not separate from the class code that had to parse the XML document. This meant that a slight modification to the HTML generated by the class could break the actual parsing functionality of the class.PHP > Tips and Tutorials > XML and PHPOct 16, 2006
Custom RSS Feed with PHP and MySQL RSS has become the standard technology for syndicating information to large audiences. Many people have something to say, but its finding the right audience for your voice that matters. A great place to start is by creating your own RSS feed and adding to it as often as you can.
Scripting languages have been in use for years to make function calls and to integrate disparate applications. A little bit of script glue can make applications from different vendors talk to each other and exchange information.
Unless you have been living in a cave somewhere without Internet access for the last few years, you have undoubtedly heard of XML, SOAP and Multi-Tiered Application Programming. If you are like many programmers, including myself, you were quite taken aback by these ideas and technologies. You may have gone so far as to simply dismiss them as irrelevant to your skill set. It's time to wake up and realize they're here to stay... and for good reason!
Last week, we presented a simple framework (named XMLCast) for distributing content to a variety of devices using XML. This application was built using Microsoft's Active Server Pages (ASP) technology but we realize that many of you aren't using ASP (we aren't either). This article will present the concept of XML parsing using the PHP scripting language. In the coming weeks, we will follow this example up with an expansion of XMLCast using other tools such as XSLT and Cocoon.
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