PHP XML Zodiac

A simple educational PHP application that demonstrates how to read and process XML data using PHP's SimpleXML extension.

The application receives a user's name and date of birth, identifies the corresponding zodiac sign based on predefined date ranges stored in an XML file, and displays the related horoscope.

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Features

• HTML form for user input
• PHP form processing
• XML data parsing using SimpleXML
• Zodiac sign identification based on date of birth
• Responsive interface using Bootstrap 5

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🛠 Technologies

• PHP
• HTML5
• CSS3
• Bootstrap 5
• XML
• SimpleXML

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Project Structure

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├── index.php
├── signos.php
├── signos.xml
└── estilo.css

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How to Run

1. Clone this repository.

git clone https://github.com/FelicioX/php-xml-zodiac.git

2. Place the project inside your local web server directory.

Example:

• XAMPP → htdocs
• WAMP → www

3. Start Apache.

4. Open your browser.

http://localhost/php-xml-zodiac/

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Learning Objectives

This project was developed as a practical exercise to demonstrate:

• XML document manipulation
• Reading structured data using SimpleXML
• Form processing with PHP
• Date comparison
• Basic web application development

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Future Improvements

Possible improvements include:

• Input validation
• Object-oriented architecture
• MVC structure
• XML schema validation
• Unit testing
• Internationalization

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Author

Felicio Xavier

Software Engineer