here's some reasons why XML in PHP does not compare favorably to XML in the MS platform:
1. None of the XML related extensions work together. SAX, XSLT, DOM, XML Schema are part of the same core in MSXML. There is incredible power and flexibility in that alone. 2. None of the XML extensions beyond Expat are compiled by default. So to the hosted masses, or those without control over their server environment, these extensions may as well not even exist. (getting your hosting provider to add new extensions is a longshot. in my experience it rarely ever happens. even if it does, you have go through it all over again if you switch hosts) dietrich > -----Original Message----- > From: Stefan Livieratos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 5:36 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Dave Mertens > Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] The PHP Platform > > > Hi, > > Dave Mertens wrote: > > > That all great. Almost every company (even google) has a SOAP interface. SOAP >relies for a big part on XML. > > We (ISM, the company i work for) write e-commerce, b2c, b2b, extranet and portal >systems. > > We have to connect several interface to the website. And SOAP makes that much >easier. > > > > And i know that PHP can also writes console apps with forking, getopt, etc. > > What i really miss in PHP is a good XML parser. And because i've been working with >the MS parser for 2 years now, i'm > not completely nutral. But i must say that working with the MS parser is realy fun. > > > > Could you please elaborate a little bit more on this? What is not good > about the PHP XML Parser (Expat) and why is the MSXML Parser superior to > or "more fun" than the XML extensions of PHP (XML, XSLT, DOMXML)? > > The only difference I see featurewise is that MSXML offers XML Schema > validation which is not yet supported by domxml (libxml2). > > Regards, > Stefan Livieratos > -- > > ICS Plus > Internet Consulting + Services > ============================== > Aeussere Brucker Str. 51 > D-91058 Erlangen > Germany > ============================== > Tel : +49 9131 127733 > Fax : +49 9131 127744 > E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web : http://www.icsplus.de > ============================== > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
