Feed Writer

A PHP library for writing feeds. Currently supports RSS 2.0, Atom and iTunes, along with support for MediaRSS, Dublin Core, GeoRSS and WordPress eXtended RSS (WXR).

Features

Modern (PHP7.1+)
Flexible; use it for syndication, media, podcasts...
Fast
Easy to extend
Supports custom namespaces
Full MediaRSS support
Dublin Core Support
GeoRSS support
Supports XSL stylesheets
No third-party dependencies
Fully tested

Simple Examples

RSS

$feed = new RSS2( );

$channel = $feed->addChannel( );

$channel
	->title( 'My Blog' )
	->description( 'My personal blog' )
	->link( 'https://example.com' )
	->lastBuildDate( new \DateTime( ) )
	->pubDate( new \DateTime( ) )
	->language( 'en-US' );

foreach( $posts as $post ) {
	$channel->addItem( )
		->title( $post->title )
		->description( $post->description )
		->link( $post->url )
		->pubDate( $post->publishedAt )
		->guid( $post->url, true );
}

RSS in Laravel

$feed = new RSS2( );

// ...

return response( )->make(
	$feed->toString( ),
	200,
	[
		'Content-Type' => $feed->getMimeType( ),
	]
);

Atom

$feed = new \Lukaswhite\FeedWriter\Atom( );

$feed->title( 'Example Feed' )
	->link( 'http://example.org/' )
	->updated( new \DateTime( '2003-12-13T18:30:02Z' ) )
	->id( 'urn:uuid:60a76c80-d399-11d9-b93C-0003939e0af6' );
	
foreach( $posts as $post ) {
	$feed->addEntry( )
		->title( $post->title )
		->id( $post->id )
		->updated( $post->updatedAt );
}

iTunes

$feed = new Itunes( );

$channel = $feed->addChannel( );

$channel->title( 'All About Everything' )
    ->subtitle( 'A show about everything' )
    ->description( 'All About Everything is a show about everything. Each week we dive into any subject known to man and talk about it as much as we can. Look for our podcast in the Podcasts app or in the iTunes Store' )
    ->summary( 'All About Everything is a show about everything. Each week we dive into any subject known to man and talk about it as much as we can. Look for our podcast in the Podcasts app or in the iTunes Store' )
    ->link( 'http://www.example.com/podcasts/everything/index.html' )
    ->image( 'http://example.com/podcasts/everything/AllAboutEverything.jpg' )
    ->author( 'John Doe' )
    ->owner( 'John Doe', 'john.doe@example.com' )
    ->explicit( 'no' )
    ->copyright( '&#x2117; &amp; &#xA9; 2014 John Doe &amp; Family' )
    ->generator( 'Feed Writer' )
    ->ttl( 60 )
    ->lastBuildDate( new \DateTime( '2016-03-10 02:00' ) );

$channel->addCategory()
    ->term('Technology');

$channel->addCategory()
    ->term('Sports')
    ->children('Football', 'Soccer');

$channel->addItem( )
    ->title( 'Shake Shake Shake Your Spices' )
    ->author( 'John Doe' )
    ->subtitle( 'A short primer on table spices' )
    ->duration( '07:04' )
    ->summary( 'This week we talk about <a href="https://itunes/apple.com/us/book/antique-trader-salt-pepper/id429691295?mt=11">salt and pepper shakers</a>, comparing and contrasting pour rates, construction materials, and overall aesthetics. Come and join the party!' )
    ->pubDate( new \DateTime( '2016-03-08 12:00' ) )
    ->guid( 'http://example.com/podcasts/archive/aae20140615.m4a' )
    ->explicit( 'no' )
    ->addEnclosure( )
        ->url( 'http://example.com/podcasts/everything/AllAboutEverythingEpisode3.m4a' )
        ->length( 8727310 )
        ->type( 'audio/x-m4a' );

Installation

This package requires PHP 7.1+.

Install the package using Composer:

composer require lukaswhite\php-feed-writer

Documentation

Full documentation can be found here.

lukaswhite / php-feed-writer