Here's an example:
------------
file: a.xml
------------
<xml>
<channel>
<item>
<title>a title 1</title>
<link>a_link_1</link>
</item>
<item>
<title>a title 2</title>
<link>a_link_2</link>
</item>
<item>
<title>a title 3</title>
<link>a_link_3</link>
</item>
</channel>
</xml>
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file: b.xml
------------
<xml>
<channel>
<item>
<title>b title 1</title>
<link>b_link_1</link>
</item>
<item>
<title>b title 2</title>
<link>b_link_2</link>
</item>
<item>
<title>b title 3</title>
<link>b_link_3</link>
</item>
<item>
<title>b title 4</title>
<link>b_link_4</link>
</item>
</channel>
</xml>
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file: read.php
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<?php
$a = file_get_contents('a.xml');
$b = file_get_contents('b.xml');
$xa = new SimpleXmlElement($a);
$xb = new SimpleXmlElement($b);
$na = $xa->channel->item->count();
$nb = $xb->channel->item->count();
$c = ($na == $nb) ? $na : max($na,$nb); # how many loops? in this example 4 because b.xml has 4 items
if($c != 0)
{
echo '
<ul>
';
for($i = 0; $i < $c; $i++)
{
if($xa->channel->item[$i] == true)
{
echo '
<li><a href="'.$xa->channel->item[$i]->link.'">'.$xa->channel->item[$i]->title.'</a></li>
';
}
if($xb->channel->item[$i] == true)
{
echo '
<li><a href="'.$xb->channel->item[$i]->link.'">'.$xb->channel->item[$i]->title.'</a></li>
';
}
}
echo '
</ul>
';
}
?> Just change $c to (for example) $c = 2; if you want to control how many links your application is going to display. Bye :)