RSS parser script

rss-parser-script.php

<?php
$cache_time = 3600*24; // 24 hours

$cache_file = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/cache/test.rss';
$timedif = @(time() - filemtime($cache_file));

if (file_exists($cache_file) && $timedif < $cache_time) {
    $string = file_get_contents($cache_file);
} else {
    $string = file_get_contents('http://www.web-development-blog.com/feed/');
    if ($f = @fopen($cache_file, 'w')) {
        fwrite ($f, $string, strlen($string));
        fclose($f);
    }
}
$xml = simplexml_load_string($string);

// place the code below somewhere in your html
echo '
<div id="rssbox">
    <ul>';
$count = 0;
$max = 3;
// the next object is an example for a feed from wordpress
foreach ($xml->channel->item as $val) {
    if ($count < $max) { 
        echo '
        <li>
            <strong>'.$val->title.'</strong><br />
            '.$val->description.' | <a href="'.$val->link.'">More  &gt;</a>
        </li>';
    }
    $count++;
}
echo '
    </ul>
</div>';