When to Use XmlExtractKit Instead of General XML Tools in PHP

One of the easiest ways to make XML work painful in PHP is to start with the wrong question. A lot of developers ask: “What is the best XML library for PHP?” That sounds reasonable, but it is usually the wrong framing. There is no single best XML tool for every job. The real question is narrower: What kind of XML task am I solving? That matters because XML work in PHP usually falls into very different categories: load a small document and read a few values; manipulate the full document tree; str