internetnews.com: XML-‘Reloaded’ PHP5 Released

“PHP 5.0 includes numerous enhancements that further extend the
functionality of the language. For example, XML support has been
‘completely redone’ with extensions now focused around the libxml2
library.

“SimpleXML, a new XML extension enhancement, enables easier
access and manipulation of XML components as PHP objects. Where
there’s XML, Web services are usually found too. In that regard,
PHP 5 includes a built-in SOAP extension that permits Web Services
interoperability.

“MySQL database users, known as prolific users of PHP, now get a
new extension that supports MySQL 4.1, as well as some of its new
features. For the first time, PHP now bundles with the SQLite
database as well…”

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