PHP 5 and XML

The PHP's XML extensions can be split into 4 categories, based on their functionality and backend processing mechanisms.

Document Object Model (DOM)

• SimpleXML

• DOM Evolution of domxml in PHP 4

Simple API for XML (SAX)

• XML Same as in PHP 4

• XMLReader/XMLWriter

Web Services

• SOAP

• XML-RPC Same as in PHP 4

XML Transformation

• XSL Evolution of XLST in PHP 4