Re: XML

Thank you for the good introduction. Have you got some working code which does the exact thing you`re describing?php->XML->XSLT->HTML and maybe some databases too? If you had, I`d appreciate if you could send me something. Let me know, thanks. Siim Einfeldt > XML directly is the IE issue you are refering to. XML is a set of rules > (such as HTML is) that are ment to be interperted by something. An ideal > setup (for a web-based application) is this: > 1) PHP executes code that creates XML data as it's output (instead of just > echo'ing it to the screen) > 2) XSLT (see manual) translates the XML that was generated into HTML which > is what is sent to the browser. > > This allows you to create a seperation between PHP code and HTML output. You > loose speed in the long run but it is sometimes worth it. If you are however > going to be talking directly with a piece of software capable of > understanding the XML directly, you don't need to do any translating from > XML to HTML. > > This is a VERY, VERY, VERY minimal overview on the issue. > > Mike > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Siim Einfeldt aka Itpunk" <siim_e@pshg.edu.ee> > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 2:14 PM > Subject: [PHP] XML > > > > > > hi, > > > > I`d like to know a bit more about combining xml-php-mysql in web > > applications (or just sites). I`ve read somewhere that it can only be > > used properly starting from IE5, but Im almost sure this > > isnt the > > case. Could someone point me to some really informative site or explain > > this (...topics concerning using XML) a bit? > > > > > > Thanks > > Siim Einfeldt > > itpunk@itpunk.com > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > >