simpleXML PHP tutorial learn to parse any XML files and RSS feeds

simpleXML PHP tutorial learn to parse any XML files and RSS feeds

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Learn to parse any XML based feeds or data using PHP and a for loop. You can target any popular website RSS and rip data straight from their feeds using minimal code that is very easy to understand. We use the simplexml_load_file function to make an XML object out of the XML file online. An XML object that can then be parsed easily enough with a PHP for loop. The simplexml_load_file function is part of the simpleXML extension of PHP.

Lesson Code

<?php

$html = "";

$url = "http://www.developphp.com/feed_latest_texttuts.php";

$xml = simplexml_load_file($url);

for($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++){

$title = $xml->channel->item[$i]->title;

$link = $xml->channel->item[$i]->link;

$description = $xml->channel->item[$i]->description;

$pubDate = $xml->channel->item[$i]->pubDate;

$html .= "<a href='$link'><h3>$title</h3></a>";

$html .= "$description";

$html .= "<br />$pubDate<hr />";

}

echo $html;

?>

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