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  • DOM Parser Example

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    The DOM extension in PHP comes with extensive functionality with which we can perform various operations on XML and HTML documents. We can dynamically construct a DOM object, load a DOM document from a HTML file or a string with HTML tag tree. We can also save the DOM document to a XML file, or…

  • SAX Parser Example

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    PHP has the XML parser extension enabled by default in the php.ini settings file. This parser implements SAX API, which is an event-based parsing algorithm. An event-based parser doesn’t load the entire XML document in the memory. instead, it reads in one node at a time. The parser allows you to interact with in real…

  • Simple XML Parser

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    The SimpleXML extension of PHP provides a very simple and easy to use toolset to convert XML to an object that can be processed with normal property selectors and array iterators. It is a tree_based parser, and works well with simple XML files, but may face issues when working with larger and complex XML documents.…

  • XML Introduction

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    With the help of PHP’s built-in functions and libraries, we can handle manipulation of XML data. XML, which stands for eXtensible Markup Language, is a data format for structured document interchange, especially on the Web. XML is a popular file format used for serialization of data storing the data, transmitting it to another location, and…

  • AJAX RSS Feed Example

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    Really Simple Syndication (RSS) RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication, is used to publish often updated information from website like audio, video, images, etc. We can integrate RSS feeds to a website by using AJAX and PHP. This code demonstrates how to show RSS feeds in our site. Index.html The index page should be…

  • AJAX Auto Complete Search

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    Autocomplete feature is a typeahead mechanism to show input suggestion as the user enters data in the search box provided. It is also called live search because it reacts to the users’ input. In this example, we shall use AJAX and XML parser in PHP to demonstrate the use of auto complete text box. This…

  • AJAX XML Parser

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    Using PHP with AJAX, we can parse an XML document from local directory as well as on a server. The following example demonstrates how to parse XML with web browser. The client-end script renders a HTML form and defines a JavaScript function for sending a HTTP request to the server with XMLHttpRequest object. On the…

  • AJAX Search

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    AJAX is a shortform of the term Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. Ajax is used to build fast and dynamic web pages. Below example demonstrates interaction with the backend PHP script with AJAX functions to provide a search field on the webpage. Step 1 Save the following script as “example.php” − This code is essentially a…

  • AJAX Introduction

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    PHP powered web applications often make use of AJAX, together they are useful to create dynamic and interactive web applications. AJAX stands for Asynchronous Javascript and XML. It allows webpages to be updated asynchronously without reloading the entire page. In AJAX applications, the exchange of data between a web browser and the server-side PHP script is…

  • Flash Messages

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    Message flashing in a PHP web application refers to the technique that makes certain messages popup on the browser window for the user to receive application’s feedback. To be able to give the user a meaningful feedback to his interactions is an important design principle, that gives a better user experience. In a PHP web application,…