Solution: Performing Data Operations with PHP 8 Extensions

Explore how to use PHP 8 extensions for data operations by working with XML family tree structures via SimpleXML and performing string manipulation tasks using the mbstring extension. Understand the code implementation to read, iterate, and modify data without recursion and handle multibyte encodings efficiently.

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<!-- Start writing below -->
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<family>
    <branch name="Stephan">
        <descendent gender="M">Alex</descendent>
        <spouse gender="F">Mary</spouse>
        <branch name="Alex">
            <descendent gender="M">Costa</descendent>
            <spouse gender="F">Bathesda</spouse>
            <descendent gender="F">Julia</descendent>
            <spouse gender="M">Micheal</spouse>
            <descendent gender="M">John</descendent>
            <spouse gender="F">Lilli</spouse>
            <branch name="John">
                <descendent gender="M">Jonathan</descendent>
        </branch>
    </branch>
</family>

1.Introduction

2.Section 1: PHP 8 Tips

3.Introducing New PHP 8 OOP Features

4.PHP 8's Functional Additions

5.Taking Advantage of Error-Handling Enhancements

6.Making Direct C Language Calls

7.Section 2: PHP 8 Tricks

8.Discovering Potential OOP Backward-Compatibility Breaks

9.Understanding PHP 8 Functional Differences

10.Avoiding Traps When Using PHP 8 Extensions

11.Learning about PHP 8's Deprecated or Removed Functionality

12.Section 3: Best Practices

13.Mastering PHP 8 Best Practices

14.Improving Performance

15.Migrating Existing PHP Apps to PHP 8

16.Creating PHP 8 Applications Using Asynchronous Programming

17.Conclusion

Solution: Performing Data Operations with PHP 8 Extensions

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