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PHP XML Parsers

There are two major types of XML parsers in PHP: tree-based parsers and event-based parsers. Tree-based parsers hold the entire XML document in memory and transform it into a tree structure, allowing access to all elements at once but using more memory. Event-based parsers read nodes one at a time and discard each one after moving to the next, making them faster and using less memory for large documents.

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PHP XML Parsers

There are two major types of XML parsers in PHP: tree-based parsers and event-based parsers. Tree-based parsers hold the entire XML document in memory and transform it into a tree structure, allowing access to all elements at once but using more memory. Event-based parsers read nodes one at a time and discard each one after moving to the next, making them faster and using less memory for large documents.

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What is XML?
The XML language is a way to structure data for sharing across websites.

Several web technologies like RSS Feeds and Podcasts are written in XML.

XML is easy to create. It looks a lot like HTML, except that you make up your own tags.

If you want to learn more about XML, please visit our XML tutorial.

What is an XML Parser?


To read and update, create and manipulate an XML document, you will need an XML parser.

In PHP there are two major types of XML parsers:

Tree-Based Parsers
Event-Based Parsers

Tree-Based Parsers
Tree-based parsers holds the entire document in Memory and transforms the XML document into
a Tree structure. It analyzes the whole document, and provides access to the Tree elements
(DOM).
This type of parser is a better option for smaller XML documents, but not for large XML document
as it causes major performance issues.

Example of tree-based parsers:

SimpleXML
DOM

Event-Based Parsers
Event-based parsers do not hold the entire document in Memory, instead, they read in one node at
a time and allow you to interact with in real time. Once you move onto the next node, the old one is
thrown away.

This type of parser is well suited for large XML documents. It parses faster and consumes less
memory.

Example of event-based parsers:

XMLReader
XML Expat Parser

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