RSS Feed

Name: RSS Feed
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: ShadowMage

This will be a continuation of: https://rmb-scripting.com/tutorials.php?tutorial&tid=21

Now first off, create a new file and anme it rss.php or what ever you want.

When you are finished open it up and type up something like the following:

PHP Code

<?php
header('Content-type: text/xml'); //change file type to XML
include("db.php");  //get config
?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
    <title>Feed Name</title>
    <description>Feed Descriptiondescription>
    <link>https://yoursite.com</link>
<?
$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM entries ORDER BY id DESC"); //get the information
while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)){ //repeat the info
?>
<item>
     <title><?=$row['title']; //echo the title
?></title>
     <description><?=$row[short]; //echo the content
?></description>
     <author>SiteName submissions@yoursite.com</author>
     <link>https://yoursite.com/index.php?id=<?=$row['id']; //another link to the article
?></link>
     <guid>https://yoursite.com/#<?=$row[id];// Quick Link
?></guid>
</item>
<?
} //end the while
?>
</channel>
</rss>

Be sure to change all your variables and upon checking it with W3C Feed Validator it is valid.

Now you have to edit your .htaccess file =P

Please add the code below so that instead of rss.php you could use news.xml or something else.

PHP Code

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(.*).xml$ rss.php

You can have anything with the extension of .xml which will link up to your news rss file!

Author:

ShadowMage

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Posted on Thursday 18^th October 2007 at 09:55 PM

Arudis

omg iv been looking all over the internet for a guide like this thanks