title: Is there an alternative to EXTRACTVALUE function in MySql 5.0
body: <p>I am using <strong>MySql 5.0</strong> in the servers. Some functionality implemented using <strong>MySql 5.1</strong> in development environments are not working in production servers. One such function is <code>EXTRACTVALUE</code> function used to extract values in XML data.</p>
  
  <p>Hope someone might have done previously to extract XML values in a MySql 5.0. Really appreciate if share the implemented MySql function that work like <code>EXTRACTVALUE</code> or the idea how to do that.</p>