This chapter will give you a hands-on introduction to using XML and PHP, but in no way should this be considered a definitive guide to the subject! Use this chapter as a primer for a subject you might decide to explore further on your own. In PHP 5, all things XML-related have been completely rewritten, so that the functionality, efficiency, and overall integration is much more reliable and full-featured. In this chapter, you learn how to:
Create a basic XML document structure
Use XML with PHP
Parse and display content from XML files