<?php
$x = xml_parser_create();
// uppercase xml elements
xml_parser_set_option($x, XML_OPTION_CASE_FOLDING, TRUE);
// spaces begone!!
xml_parser_set_option($x, XML_OPTION_SKIP_WHITE, TRUE);
$data = file_get_contents(dirname(__FILE__) . '/thedata.xml');
xml_parse_into_struct($x, $data, $forum, $tags);
xml_parser_free($x);
// Woohooo, we're done!
// count number of instances of a particular property to
// determine the number of entries inside the XML file
$num_elements = count($tags['DESCRIPTION']);
for($i = 0; $i < $num_elements; $i++) {
$title = $forum[$tags['TITLE'][$i]]['value'];
$body = $forum[$tags['DESCRIPTION'][$i]]['value'];
$link = $forum[$tags['LINK'][$i]]['value'];
echo "Title: <a href='{$link}'>{$title}</a><br />
Body: {$body}<hr />";
}
?>
