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An introduction to XML feeds

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by on 07-15-2009 at 04:33 AM (1307 Views)
I've been reading up a lot recently on how best to implement XML feeds into your websites, so I thought I'd write up a series of posts that would explain how I go about getting dynamic data being displayed in my content.

The series will be split over a number of blog posts and will cover:
  • Overview of the process and the structure of the XML feed
  • Setting up your database correctly
  • Extracing and downloading the relevant information using PHP
  • Displaying the relevant information on the screen

The reason behind this initial blog post is two fold.

Firstly, to guage interest levels - so if you think you'd find this series useful, just let me know and I'll plough on with it.

Secondly, I'm looking for a good XML feed to use in my example. C-Planet uses one, although the information in there is restricted purely to the current jackpot level. It might be useful to use an XML feed that stores more information (such as Game Name, Last Jackpot Won etc. etc.)

So if anyone knows of a good feed which can be accessed through a direct URL, then again just give me a shout below.

Cheers,

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  1. Ridge's Avatar
    Yeah I don't know much about this type of stuff, so this would be a great deal of info for me and others as well.
  2. Unknown Webmaster's Avatar
    I have been putting off learning how to get this working for far too long, so I'm looking very much forward to this.
  3. crzylikafx's Avatar
    Great topic. I'm definitely into learning how to inmplement XML feeds on my sites.
  4. faststeady's Avatar
    use a sportsbook feed , odds teams times etc , they all have them
  5. Guerreiro's Avatar
    Please continue, I think a lot of silent listeners are also interested

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