How to Read RSS Feed in PHP

In this article, you will learn how to read an RSS feed in PHP.  RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and it is a web feed that allows subscribers to get updates from multiple websites on a single page.

Read RSS Feed

In order to read an RSS feed, you can use the file_get_contents() method andSimpleXMLElement() method.

$content = file_get_contents("https://feeds.feedburner.com/phpclassesblog-xml");
 
// Instantiate XML element
$a = new SimpleXMLElement($content);
     
echo "<ul>";
     
foreach($a->channel->item as $entry) {
echo "<li><a href='$entry->link' title='$entry->title'>" . $entry->title . "</a></li>";
}
    
echo "</ul>";

Note: The file_get_contents() method functions by reading the content of a file into a string. The SimpleXMLElement() method functions by representing an XML element.