use of XML
use of XML
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there are infinite potential uses for XML, from config files to databases.
As an example, I use it as databases for the sites I build, so instead of static HTML pages, I have a perl script take the data from the XML file and generate the pages from that. This way the content can be updated via a control panel in the same script.
You dont technically need XML for that, but XML is a standard, and this way the XML database can be accessed from an outside source if you wish. Like news and stock tickers for example, usually get their data from external XML sources.