Re: Why use XML?

"Christian Calloway" <dcminds@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:20030210154056.49271.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > Hi, > > well Im out of a job so I am sitting around learning XML. It seems like a > great tool, but I am trying to figure out why I would actually use it? All > it does is seperate content and data, albeit on the client, but that is what > I have been doing with Smarty and MySQL for awhile now. Why would I choose > to parse XML documents with PHP and do transformations on the server, it > sounds terribly inefficient and complicated, as opposed to just pulling data > out of a database. I also realize that I can generate XML dynamically (ie > include PHP code in an actual XML template) by editing my Apache config, but > that is not always an option and what would be the point? It would just add > another layer of content/data seperation that would have to processed on the > other end. Thanks > > Chris > > Have a look at the following link: http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp The section on "How XML Can be used" may provide the answers you need. Regards Lee