RE: [PHP] xml

Hi Adrian, I'll make some general statements, as I see some places it is being used properly, and some places where XML is a step back. 1. XML is useful for a 'lingua franca' on the internet. 2. XML is useful to transfer data from one app to another. 3. XML is useful to create the skeleton that your presentation layer(s) sits on top of. 4. XML is NOT useful to to large data storage, where you need to update or query large amounts of data. That being said, what I'm going for is relational databases are still best for storing and managing data, but XML is great when putting that data out for another app to consume, or putting the data out so it can be transformed (via XSLT) into xHTML, WML, PHP, etc. - producing additional consumer layers without writing any additional application code. Where to get started in PHP? Figure out where your data is coming from, how you want to use it, and then check out the following references: http://www.php.net/manual/ref.xml.php the XML functions. http://www.phpwizard.net/resources/tutorials/xml_with_php.html phpWizard tutorial for parsing XML with PHP. http://xmlrpc.usefulinc.com/doc/ Edd Dumbill's XML-RPC for PHP (same idea as SOAP, lower level.) This should get you started, hope is helps! Best regards, Andrew ---------------------------------------------------- Andrew Hill Director Technology Evangelism OpenLink Software http://www.openlinksw.com XML & E-Business Infrastructure Technology Provider > -----Original Message----- > From: Adrian Murphy [mailto:adrian.murphy@eudos.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 6:35 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] xml > > > hey kids, > i must admit that i'm still pretty much in the dark about the whole xml > revolution (i think it's fair to call it that?).I need a definitive answer > as to why it should be so important and how to get started (using php).can > anyone point me in the right direction? > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > >