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Copy the entire code in the bottom box and paste it into Notepad or some other text editing program. Save it as something like parser.php (be sure that the file has the .php extension and not something like parser.php.txt some editors add the .txt on the end by default.)
Setup a webpage with the .php extesion and test out the script using inlude statements like the ones below and changing the variables in the Parser.php scripts configurable section and File source. upload it to your server and open the page to see how it looks. Play around with the configuable to get the exact look you want.

Using the Code
Whenever you want to include a RSS feed on one of your php webpages just add a bit of code that looks like this:

or you can include the url of the RSS feed onto the include like

< ?php //Delete space between < and ?php to start php scripting tag.
session_start();
/* ------- PHP Code to Parse out and Display RSS Feed into HTML Code

Overview:
	This code is designed to convert a raw xml page to diplay on your webpage as html.Unlike javascript, the content of the xml feed will become part of your html code	that diplays your page to your visitors. This can be very helpful in keeping your	page content fresh and also help your search engine rankings which rank	pages higher with frequently updated content. The only small drawback to using an RSS feed on your site is that your page may load a little slower as it fetches the content and you do not have total control of the content on your site.
Instructions:
All you have to do is copy and save this code with a filename like parser.php. Upload this file to your server then you can use the PHP include statement in your page to add the RSS feed to your page. To change the RSS feed source on different pages you can create a variable on each page	to hold the URL of the RSS feed like $file="myfeed.php"; right before the include statement.
	For example:
$file="myfeed.php";
include "rss_parser.php?rssfile=$file";

Or if you really want to, you can copy and paste this code into each page.

I have put in some variables that you will need to define to get the look and feel	of the feed to match your site's colors and look.

1. Place the url of the RSS feed you have chosen to display in the $rssfile variable.
2. Decide how many items you would like to display and put that in the $number of $items variable.
3. Change the colors and size of the title, link, and items to your specifications.
4. Change the table width (in pixels) and border size and color.
5. Save the file and reupload it to view your changes. Play around to get it right.

More tips and information about setting up your script and getting your server to parse html files like php files can be found at: http://www.originotions.com/install.php

- Copyright 2007 by Originotions Inc.    *** Not for Resale or Distribution ***
*/

$XMLfile = $_REQUEST["rssfile"];
/*  ------- If you send the RSS url to this program in the url like http://www.mysite.com?rssfile=http://www.rssurl.com this bit of code will read it from the link and assign the RSS url to the variable $XMLfile.*/

$file = "http://z.about.com/6/g/dogs/b/rss2.xml";
//  ------- RSS source URL - change to feed you want **

if ($XMLfile){$file="$XMLfile";}
// ------- This checks to see if you have already assigned a url to variable $XMLfile.

// Configure the following variables to change the look and feel of the RSS Feed
$numberitems = 10;		// Number of items to be displayed
$tablewidth = 200;  		// In pixels, change to the desired width
$bgcolor = white;		// Background color of the entire RSS Feed table
$cellpadding = 6;		// Spacing around the table
$cellspacing = 0;		// Padding around the table
$borderwidth = 1;		// Size of the border around the table, set to zero for no border
$bordercolor = blue;		// Color of the border
$titlecolor = darkgreen;	// Color of the main title of the feed
$titlesize = 5;			// Size of the main title text
$linkcolor = darkblue;		// Color of the clickable headline link
$linksize = 3;			// Size of the text for the headline
$storycolor = black;		// Color of the text for the body of the story
$storysize = 3;			// Size of the text of the main text
$datecolor = red;		// Color of the publication date
$datesize = 2;			// Size of the publication date

// **************************** Don't edit code below here *************************
$rss_channel = array();
$output = "";
$main = "";
$item_counter = 0;
set_time_limit(0);
function startElement($parser, $name, $attrs) {
	global $rss_channel, $output, $main;
	switch($name) {
	case "RSS":
	case "RDF:RDF":
	case "ITEMS":
	$output = "";
	break;
	case "CHANNEL":
	$main = "CHANNEL";
	break;
	case "IMAGE":
	$main = "IMAGE";
	$rss_channel["IMAGE"] = array();
	break;
	case "ITEM":
	$main = "ITEMS";
	break;
	default:
	$output = $name;
	break;
	}
	}
	function endElement($parser, $name) {
	global $rss_channel, $output, $item_counter;
	$output = "";
	if ($name == "ITEM") {
	$item_counter++;
	}
	}
	function characterData($parser, $data) {
	global $rss_channel, $output, $main, $item_counter;
	if ($output != "") {
	switch($main) {
	case "CHANNEL":
	if (isset($rss_channel[$output])) {
	$rss_channel[$output] .= $data;
	} else {
	$rss_channel[$output] = $data;
	}
	break;
	case "IMAGE":
	if (isset($rss_channel[$main][$output])) {
	$rss_channel[$main][$output] .= $data;
	} else {
	$rss_channel[$main][$output] = $data;
	}
	break;
	case "ITEMS":
	if (isset($rss_channel[$main][$item_counter][$output])) {
	$rss_channel[$main][$item_counter][$output] .= $data;
	} else {
	$rss_channel[$main][$item_counter][$output] = $data;
	}
	break;
	}
	}
	}
	$test= $rss_channel["IMAGE"];
	$xml_parser = xml_parser_create();
	xml_set_element_handler($xml_parser, "startElement", "endElement");
	xml_set_character_data_handler($xml_parser, "characterData");
	if (!($fp = fopen($file, "r"))) {
	die("Unable to open XML input");
	}
	while ($data = fread($fp, 4096)) {
	if (!xml_parse($xml_parser, $data, feof($fp))) {
	die(sprintf("Error: %s at line %d",
	xml_error_string(xml_get_error_code($xml_parser)),
	xml_get_current_line_number($xml_parser)));
	}
	}
	xml_parser_free($xml_parser);
// output HTML
	$display .= "<table align=center border=$borderwidth width=$tablewidth bordercolor=$bordercolor bgcolor=$bgcolor
	cellpadding=$cellpadding cellspacing=$cellspacing><tr><td>
	". $rss_channel["TITLE"]." </td></tr><tr><td>";
	if (isset($rss_channel["ITEMS"])) {
	if (count($rss_channel["ITEMS"]) > 0) {
	for($i = 0;$i < $numberitems;$i++) {
	if (isset($rss_channel["ITEMS"][$i]["LINK"])) {
	$display .= "<a href=\"" . $rss_channel["ITEMS"][$i]["LINK"]. "\">"
	. "".$rss_channel["ITEMS"][$i]["TITLE"] ." </a> ";
	} else {
	$display .= "". $rss_channel["ITEMS"][$i]["TITLE"]."<hr>" ;
	}
	$display .= "".$rss_channel["ITEMS"][$i]["DESCRIPTION"] ;
	$display .= $rss_channel["IMAGE"][$i]["URL"];
	$display .= " ".$rss_channel["ITEMS"][$i]["PUBDATE"] . "<hr>";
	}
	} else {
	$display .= "There are no articles in this feed.";
	}
	}
	$display .= "</td></tr></table>";
	echo $display;
	?>