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[Crane]

I think that XML is ran on the client side so I don't think anything is required. I may be way off though. XML is used for a lot of programs though, such as PHP scripts to hold data. I'm not sure what the question is really.

[brackett]

leon said:

What is required for a website to run XML? Do I need any software or upload additional files? Thanks!

A website doesn't "run" XML - it serves it. XML is a file format mainly used for transferring data. Sometimes it is (ab)used for storing data, or to create a syntax for an interpreted language.

So, basically, if you upload an XML file to your website, it'll serve it just like it does with HTML files. Of course, just like HTML, you'll need a client to actually do something with the XML. As a starter, you could generate an RSS feed (RSS is an XML format) and have an RSS client download it.