PHP for Absolute Beginners

9.2. Creating an RSS Feed

RSS feeds follow a general format that allows for large-scale, easy compatibility with any feed reader in use right now. The basic format for an RSS consists of a channel that includes a title, description, link, and language setting.

Within the channel, you declare each entry as an item. Each item contains a title, description, link, the date it was published, and a unique identifier.

To create your feed, you need to create a new folder and file in the simple_blog project. Next, add a new folder called feeds, and then create a new file called rss.php and in that folder (the full path: http://localhost/simple_blog/feeds/rss.php).

Before you can run your file, you need to modify .htaccess. This is as simple as adding ...