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dodo
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 Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 9:11 pm Post subject: do know you how b2 does its rss? |
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hi for those who have experience with xml. do you know how b2 manages to allow a xml file to have a php extension? i tried to find it out from the source but i haven't figured it yet. if you know anything, please drop me a line thanks.
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Hi dodo,
There was a time, which I'm sure you remember, when b2 created the rss/xml file when updates/post were done. A number of issue came up in the area of file overwrites, multiple users, etc.
So Michel V took a different approach. B2 creates the rss/xml feed when it is needed through the use of one of two php scripts. Thus when an access is made to b2rss.php or b2rss2.php a rss/xml file is generated.
[This reminds me we should remove the b2rss.xml file from the distribution, it is not longer used.]
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dodo
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i understand that b2rss only gets generated when it's called. i did read its code. what i can't figure out is how come it's not b2rss.xml.. i tried quite a few things to make my own xml file to end with .php, but it just won't show as a xml formatted file, you know what i mean?
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hi dodo
| dodo wrote: | i understand that b2rss only gets generated when it's called. i did read its code. what i can't figure out is how come it's not b2rss.xml..
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because the two files (b2rss.php and b2rss2.php) are php code files. Please don't take that as a smart a** comment, I'm just trying to understand. For the server to interpret the file as php code, it has to have a .php extension (or something defined in the server to associate it with the PHP interpreter.) If it was .xml, would not the serer just return the file to the requestor?
| Quote: | | i tried quite a few things to make my own xml file to end with .php, but it just won't show as a xml formatted file, you know what i mean? |
I guess I don't understand, and it's most likely me. Why would you want an xml file (I'm assuming a true xml structured content) with a .php extension?
I must admit I am confused.
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dodo
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| Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2003 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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| macshack wrote: | hi dodo
| dodo wrote: | i understand that b2rss only gets generated when it's called. i did read its code. what i can't figure out is how come it's not b2rss.xml..
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because the two files (b2rss.php and b2rss2.php) are php code files. Please don't take that as a smart a** comment, I'm just trying to understand. For the server to interpret the file as php code, it has to have a .php extension (or something defined in the server to associate it with the PHP interpreter.) If it was .xml, would not the serer just return the file to the requestor?
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well you answered your second question with your explanation in your first part. the exact reason i want my xml to end with .php is just like b2rss.php coz i want to use php & mysql in it.
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