PHP SimpleXML Examples

PHP SimpleXML parser examples and usage.

Use simplexml_load_string() to read XML data from a string

                
                    <?php
                    $myXMLData =
                    "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
                    <note>
                    <to>Tove</to>
                    <from>Jani</from>
                    <heading>Reminder</heading>
                    <body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
                    </note>";
                    
                    $xml=simplexml_load_string($myXMLData) or die("Error: Cannot create object");
                    print_r($xml);
                    ?>

PHP SimpleXML Examples

PHP SimpleXML parser examples and usage.

Use simplexml_load_file() to read XML data from a file

                
                    <?php
                    $xml=simplexml_load_file("note.xml") or die("Error: Cannot create object");
                    print_r($xml);
                    ?>

Get node values

                
                    <?php
                    $xml=simplexml_load_file("note.xml") or die("Error: Cannot create object");
                    echo $xml->to . "<br>";
                    echo $xml->from . "<br>";
                    echo $xml->heading . "<br>";
                    echo $xml->body;
                    ?>

Get node values of specific elements

                
                    <?php
                    $xml=simplexml_load_file("books.xml") or die("Error: Cannot create object");
                    echo $xml->book[0]->title . "<br>";
                    echo $xml->book[1]->title;
                    ?>

Get node values - loop

                
                    <?php
                    $xml=simplexml_load_file("books.xml") or die("Error: Cannot create object");
                    foreach($xml->children() as $books) {
                            echo $books->title . ", ";
                            echo $books->author . ", ";
                            echo $books->year . ", ";
                            echo $books->price . "<br>";
                    }
                    ?>

Get attribute values

                
                    <?php
                    $xml=simplexml_load_file("books.xml") or die("Error: Cannot create object");
                    echo $xml->book[0]['category'] . "<br>";
                    echo $xml->book[1]->title['lang'];
                    ?>

Get attribute values - loop

                
                    <?php
                    $xml=simplexml_load_file("books.xml") or die("Error: Cannot create object");
                    foreach($xml->children() as $books) {
                        echo $books->title['lang'];
                        echo "<br>";
                    }
                    ?>