[consulting] managing many sites

[Dries Buytaert]

>> I'd recommend writing/finding a PHP4 port of the PHP5 XML handling  
>> routines.  If someone is using Drupal under PHP 5, it makes sense  
>> to just use SimpleXML, as it really is just that; simple.  That  
>> would also provide a good performance boost under PHP5.
>> I'd be surprised if there isn't one out there already that's  
>> GPLed.  A "Druplification" layer on top of it should be very thin  
>> indeed, if it's needed at all.
>
> Indeed the idea is a thin layer on a simplexml-alike api for php4  
> (and yes, wrap simple if php5). I've not found one for php4, but  
> i've not looked hard yet.

Please move this XML thread (back) to the development mailing list.   
Thanks.

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