Zend_Feed enables developers to retrieve feeds very easily. If you
know the URI of a feed, simply use the
Zend_Feed::import() method:
<?php
$feed = Zend_Feed::import('http://feeds.example.com/feedName');
You can also use Zend_Feed to fetch the contents of a feed from a
file or the contents of a PHP string variable:
<?php
// importing a feed from a text file
$feedFromFile = Zend_Feed::importFile('feed.xml');
// importing a feed from a PHP string variable
$feedFromPHP = Zend_Feed::importString($feedString);
In each of the examples above, an object of a class that extends
Zend_Feed_Abstract is returned upon success, depending on the type of
the feed. If an RSS feed were retrieved via one of the import methods
above, then a Zend_Feed_Rss object would be returned. On the other
hand, if an Atom feed were imported, then a Zend_Feed_Atom object is
returned. The import methods will also throw a Zend_Feed_Exception
object upon failure, such as an unreadable or malformed feed.