What is a purpose of using XML?

[Michelle Taylor]

Hello

What exactly XML stands for, and what are the actual benefits to it? As I've heard plenty of things about it, but had never checked it really. I am just curious to know its benefits.

[Rozanne]

I am using XML to transfer my data from PHP to Flash application. Whenever flash require to move data from a DB, it connects to a PHP script. The PHP script, then fetches the data from the db, formats it into XML and output the file. Flash application then parses this XML data. This is just common usage for XML. You can use it to share data between two separate terms.

[Kristine Habeck]

XML is consist as a extensible markup language. It allows the users to use their own markup tags. It is mainly used for exchanging data. For an example, <users><user><name>user A</name><email>email</email></user></users>

[LogenWilson]

In addition, you can also create RSS feeds. If you have a news and updates categories in your website it is good to include a feed link. On the other hand creation of RSS is really easy, it follows the basic format.

[LindyTaylor]

It is really great to send out data to the other end. DTD validation is useful before sending it out. It can be use for lot of thing. You can use it like a light weight db, configuration file, web services and etc..

[Irene9001]

There are several benefits of XML such as plain file that come to file extensibility and data hierarchy. Even you can also use XML for data storage, it's intent is not made for that, as it is made for data exchange, like common language that two specific systems understand. Managing a large amount of data with XML is quite easy.

[jakson0100]

Originally Posted by Taylor31

Hello

What exactly XML stands for, and what are the actual benefits to it? As I've heard plenty of things about it, but had never checked it really. I am just curious to know its benefits.

XML is a markup language where everything must be marked up correctly, which results in "well-formed" documents.

XML is designed to describe data

Today's market consists of different browser technologies, some browsers run on computers, and some browsers run on mobile phones or other small devices. The last-mentioned do not have the resources or power to interpret a "bad" markup language.

Therefore - by combining the strengths of HTML and XML, W3C recommended a markup language that is useful now and in the future - XHTML.

[bizboy12]

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