note 44580 added to function.xsl-xsltprocessor-set-parameter

You can use the setParameter function to add an external value to your xslt transformation: Example: $xml_file = "book.xml"; $xsl_file = "shortview.xsl"; /* Configure the transformer */ $proc = new xsltprocessor; $proc->setParameter("","date_changed",Date("Ymd")); $xmlDoc = new DomDocument; // from /ext/dom $xmlDoc->load($xml_file); $xslDoc= new DomDocument; $xslDoc->load($xsl_file); $proc->importStyleSheet($xslDoc); // attach the xsl rules echo $proc->transformToXML($xmlDoc); In your XSL stylesheet you can then use this value wherever you need it liek this: <xsl:value-of select="$date_changed"/> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.xsl-xsltprocessor-set-parameter.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+44580 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+44580&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+44580&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php