Manage Configuration with external script question

Hi guys,

I set up an nginx as reverse proxy and did some scripts so hosts could
be
added automatically just by entering the name and ip. Pretty basic.

Now i am interested in creating a script to manage the whole
configuration
files of nginx so it can be customized from a basic UI. The first thing
that came to mind is to use xml. but before i reinvent the wheel i
thought
to send an email and perhaps getting some ideas.

My plan was to use xml and create the xml file from the fresh install
conf
files that i built. I would add a tag enable for instance in each or the
elements that are able to be customized. and then re-create the nginx
configuration file according to this.

Any hints are really appreciated.

Thanks!