# Xml?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml/166314
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [October 18, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml/166314 "2005-10-18T21:25:43Z")
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### Author: ![Ineedsleep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Ineedsleep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ineedsleep)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml/166314/1 "2005-10-18T21:25:43Z")

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how important is xml?

and what kind of things does it get used for? This sounds like a stupid question but I just started making a photogallery and I wondered if xml is really so iportant and what its benefits and things like that!

I want to get into flash and director is php and xml essential to progress??