why would you want to save the xml object as it is? wouldn’t the best way be to parse it out using PHP and save it into mysql. If you want to reconstruct the xml object there are php functions that can help you do just that.
I think the point of xml is to be used as a data structure for the transaction only. That is, the data exists as something on the server and maybe something differently on the client, but you can make the data xml for the journey between the server and the client.
hola ahmonra_ i guess you are perfectly right, xml is used to structure data transactions_ i am using it to produce frame by frame animations in flash. so it describes where which object has to go etc. it seems xml is very handy for that. however saving such a xml-movie-description doesn’t need to be taken apart on the server_ will probably only lead to a longer access time.
i’ll try to send the entire xml as one single variable to php soon. will let you know if i got it to work_ thanks for your reply