Here are the steps and script used to retrieve the global ranking from alexa and presented in php.
There are many websites out there that demonstrate how to extract the world ranking of you website though it took me many websites to get my head around it. Below is a simple design on how to present the value.
<?$xml = simplexml_load_file("http://data.alexa.com/data?cli=10&url=http://technicalconfessions.com");?> <?echo $xml->SD->REACH->attributes();?>

You can notice the simple_load_file function passes the argument value of http://data.alexa.com/data?cli=10&url=http://technicalconfessions.com if you placed this value within your web browser, you will be able to see that it returns the xml format. This is basically sending a HTTP post request to the Alexa API and it's returning the XML format for that data.

Next thing you need to do is echo the xml attribute, which is demonstrated within the second line. So alter the first line to include your website and you will be presented with the world ranking of your website as presented by Alexa. In the resultant example, I have included nodes with my css along and a picture of the world and there you have it!
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