Simple XML Example

gistfile1.php

<?php

$rss = file_get_contents( "http://feeds.feedburner.com/aliasmx?format=xml" );

$xml = new SimpleXMLElement( $rss );

if( $count = 8 ):

?>

<?php foreach( $xml->channel->item as $item ): ?>

<?php $description = trim((string)$item->description); ?>
<a href="<?php echo substr((string)$description, 10, strlen((string)$description)-12); ?>" rel="shadowbox[instagram]"><?php echo $item->description; ?></a>

<?php endforeach; ?>

<?php else: ?>

<?php endif; ?>