XML sample (songs.xml):

<songs>
    <song date="2010-03-10 10:20:15">
        <title>A Day in the Life</title>
        <artist>The Beatles</artist>
    </song>
    <song date="2012-05-15 12:30:30">
        <title>In The Ghetto</title>
        <artist>Elvis Presley</artist>
    </song>
    <song date="2014-07-20 14:40:45">
        <title>Live Forever</title>
        <artist>Oasis</artist>
    </song>
</songs>

PHP code to parse XML:

<?php
$songs = simplexml_load_file('xml/songs.xml');

echo '<ul>';
foreach ($songs as $song):
	echo '<li>'.$song->title.' by <strong>'.$song->artist.'</strong> ('.$song['date'].')</li>';
endforeach;
echo '</ul>';
?>

Output:

• A Day in the Life by The Beatles (2010-03-10 10:20:15)
• In The Ghetto by Elvis Presley (2012-05-15 12:30:30)
• Live Forever by Oasis (2014-07-20 14:40:45)