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hi,<br />
can any body tell me <br />
1. what the word parser means and what is it's functionality in php <br />
2. can a parser enter data extracted from xml file into mysql data base if the answer is yes can you send me an example<br />
please reply as soon as possible<br />
regards<br />
hatem <br />

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hi,
can any body tell me 
1. what the word parser means and what is it's functionality in php 
2. can a parser enter data extracted from xml file into mysql data base if the answer is yes can you send me an example
please reply as soon as possible
regards
hatem 


what does the word xml parser means

PHP is a widely-used server-side scripting language especially suited for web development, powering tens of millions of sites from Facebook to personal WordPress blogs. PHP is often paired with the MySQL relational database, but includes support for most other mainstream databases. By utilizing different Server APIs, PHP can work on many different web servers as a server-side scripting language.