# XML and AS3? Is it worth learning?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-as3-is-it-worth-learning/307391>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 2, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-as3-is-it-worth-learning/307391 "2010-04-02T14:38:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![jany](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce7236/32.png) [@jany](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jany)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-as3-is-it-worth-learning/307391/1 "2010-04-02T14:38:17Z")

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I mean, is XML secure? This would be XML with flash btw. I don’t understand why I would go the XML route over the PHP -\> MySQL route? Is XML still big in 2010, or is it a dead goose? Should I bother learning it?

Tyty