XML design for CodeIgniter Scaffolding (brainstorming)

[eluser]Dam1an[/eluser]
I had a similar idea not too long ago, the idea was based on a proposed 3rd year project at Uni
Maybe you could take it a step further, and instead of going DB > XML > generated site, why not have XML > DB > generated site
This way, the database is created by running some scripts on the XML file

Another possible option, would be to use something like the Eclipse Modelling Framework to create a visual represenatation of the data and any relationships, and then have that generate the CI code and database tables