Learn how to render dynamic XML files for JavaScript or Flash Photo Gallery applications using PHP loops to show the most current data at all times. This file reads a directory on its own to render the XML file, all you have to do it point it at a folder of images no matter how many are in it, and it will produce nice clean XML nodes for all of the images. <?php // PHP file that renders perfect Dynamic XML for any image applications // Script written by Adam Khoury @ www.developphp.com - April 05, 2010 // View the video that is tied to this script for maximum understanding // ------------------------------------------------------------------- header("Content-Type: text/xml"); // set the content type to xml // Initialize the xmlOutput variable $xmlBody = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>'; $dir = "images/gallery1/"; // Specify Directory where images are $xmlBody .= "<XML>"; // Start XMLBody output // open specified directory using opendir() the function $dirHandle = opendir($dir); // Create incremental counter variable if needed $i = 0; while ($file = readdir($dirHandle)) { // if file is not a folder and if file name contains the string .jpg if(!is_dir($file) && strpos($file, '.jpg')){ $i++; // increment $i by one each pass in the loop $xmlBody .= ' <Picture> <picNum>' . $i . '</picNum> <picURL>' . $dir . '' . $file . '</picURL> </Picture>'; } // close the if statement } // End while loop closedir($dirHandle); // close the open directory $xmlBody .= "</XML>"; echo $xmlBody; // output the gallery data as XML file for flash ?>