<?php
// create XMLReader object
$reader = new XMLReader();
// open XML file, to open strings use $reader->XML($string)
$reader->open(dirname(__FILE__) . '/thedata.xml');

$id = $link = $description = $title = $curval = '';

// loop through the elements
while ($reader->read()) {
    switch ($reader->nodeType) {
        case XMLREADER_ELEMENT: /* fetch element name */
            $curval = $reader->localName;
            /* check for attributes */
            if ($reader->hasAttributes) {
                /* move to 1st attribute */
                $attr = $reader->moveToFirstAttribute();
                while ($attr) {
                    ${$reader->name} = $reader->value;
                    /* move to next attribute */
                    $attr = $reader->moveToNextAttribute();
                }
            }
            break;

        case XMLREADER_TEXT: /* fetch element value */
            ${$curval} = $reader->value;
            break;

        case XMLREADER_END_ELEMENT: /* element end */
            /* if end of <item>, print info */
            if ($reader->localName == 'item') {
                echo "Title: <a href='{$link}'>{$title}</a><br />
                    Body: {$description}<hr />";
            }
            break;
    }
}
?>