Parsing XML config file?

[jasonla]

I would like to setup my application so that critical configuration variables -- such as the database url, username and passsword -- are stored in a seperate XML file.

My hosting company did not compiled the XML extensions into the PHP parser.

Is there a class I can use for this?

[128kb_com]

You can try PEAR's XML/Parser.php but it relies on the xml extension (which relies on expat) but I belive that the xml extension is part of the default install now. Anyway, try using any of the xml functions to test it them and make a decision.

if (function_exists('xml_parser_create')) print "OK\n";

critical configuration variables -- such as the database url, username and passsword

One thing to realize is that anyone can make a request for an xml file from their browser so if you do use this for sensitive information then you'll have to protect it. Try putting it outside of your $DOCUMENT_ROOT.