Маленький пример для ясности

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$db->setQuery("SELECT * FROM #__content WHERE catid=1 AND state=1 ORDER BY created DESC");
$news_items=$db->LoadObjectList();
fputs($news,"<?xml version=”1.0” encoding=”UTF-8”?>
<news>
<menu>");
foreach($news_items as $one_news)
{
$all_text=strip_tags($one_news->introtext);
$ful_news1=preg_replace("<strong>", "b",$one_news->fulltext);
$ful_news2=preg_replace("</strong>", "/b",$ful_news1);
$intro_news1=preg_replace("<strong>", "b",$one_news->introtext);
$intro_news2=preg_replace("</strong>", "/b",$intro_news1);
$short_dim_articles=explode(" ", $all_text,25);
unset($short_dim_articles[24]);
$tmp_date = strtotime($one_news->created);
$my_date= date("d.m.Y",$tmp_date);
fputs($news, "
<option>
<image>images/thumbs/".$one_news->thumb."</image>
<title><![CDATA[<Text_Preset_7>".$one_news->title."</Text_Preset_7>]]></title>
<date><![CDATA[<Text_Preset_6>".$my_date."</Text_Preset_6>]]></date>
<introText><![CDATA[<Text_Preset_9>".$intro_news2."</Text_Preset_9>]]></introText>
<info><![CDATA[<Text_Preset_9>".$ful_news2."</Text_Preset_9>]]></info>
<extraScroll>0</extraScroll>
</option>");
}
fputs($news,'
</menu>
<!-- ______________GRADIENT SETTINGS_________________ -->
<descriptionGradient visible="false" />
<buttonGradient visible="false" />
<descriptionDraggerGradient visible="false" />
<menuDraggerGradient visible="false" />
<!-- ______________STROKE SETTINGS_________________ -->
<buttonStroke visible="true"/>
<descriptionStroke visible="false"/>
<descriptionDraggerStroke visible="false"/>
<menuDraggerStroke visible="false"/>
<!-- ______________COLOR SETTINGS_________________ -->
<!-- MAIN BUTTON COLORS -->
<!-- main items dragger -->
<MAINarrowsOver>0xFFCC00</MAINarrowsOver>
<MAINarrowsNormal>0xCCCCCC</MAINarrowsNormal>
<MAINdraggerStrokeOver>0x666666</MAINdraggerStrokeOver>
<MAINdraggerStrokeNormal>0x333333</MAINdraggerStrokeNormal>
<MAINdraggerBgOver>0x0D0D0D</MAINdraggerBgOver>
<MAINdraggerBgNormal>0x000000</MAINdraggerBgNormal>
<MAINdraggerGradientNormal>0x333333</MAINdraggerGradientNormal>
<MAINdraggerGradientOver>0x404040</MAINdraggerGradientOver>
<!-- menu items -->
<btnStrokeColor>0x666666</btnStrokeColor>
<btnBgColorNormal>0x000000</btnBgColorNormal>
<btnBgColorOver>0x0D0D0D</btnBgColorOver>
<btnGradientColorNormal>0x333333</btnGradientColorNormal>
<btnGradientColorOver>0x404040</btnGradientColorOver>
<imageFrameNormal>0x666666</imageFrameNormal>
<imageFrameOver>0xFFFFFF</imageFrameOver>
<!-- DESCRIPTION BOX COLORS -->
<descStrokeColor>0xCCCCCC</descStrokeColor>
<descBgColor>0x000000</descBgColor>
<descGradientColor>0x1E1E1E</descGradientColor>
<descImageFrameColor>0x666666</descImageFrameColor>
<!-- description text dragger -->
<arrowsOver>0xFFCC00</arrowsOver>
<arrowsNormal>0xCCCCCC</arrowsNormal>
<draggerStrokeOver>0x666666</draggerStrokeOver>
<draggerStrokeNormal>0x333333</draggerStrokeNormal>
<draggerBgOver>0x0D0D0D</draggerBgOver>
<draggerBgNormal>0x000000</draggerBgNormal>
<draggerGradientNormal>0x333333</draggerGradientNormal>
<draggerGradientOver>0x404040</draggerGradientOver>
<!-- description close button -->
<xOver>0xFFCC00</xOver>
<xNormal>0xCCCCCC</xNormal>
<xBgOver>0x333333</xBgOver>
<xBgNormal>0x000000</xBgNormal>
</news>
');
fclose($news);