Use HTTPService to access php
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" creationComplete="rssRequest.send()" layout="absolute"> <mx:HTTPService id="rssRequest" url="http://server.com/proxy.php" /> <mx:Panel width="500" height="500" layout="absolute" title="{rssRequest.lastResult.rss.channel.title}"> <mx:VBox width="100%" height="100%"> <mx:DataGrid width="100%" height="200" id="datagridBooks"> <mx:columns> <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Column 1" dataField="col1"/> </mx:columns> </mx:DataGrid> <mx:TextArea width="100%" height="200"/> <mx:LinkButton label="Book"/> </mx:VBox> </mx:Panel> </mx:Application>