Code/class to write out and read in XML?

timmerk

Hi,

I am looking for some code or a class that takes every variable inside an array and writes it to an XML file. Then, I need code to read in the XML file and make the variables accessable again.

I am trying to make an admin panel that writes out the user config and later uses them when running other PHP scripts.

Thanks!

barand

Have you tried Google search for "php xml class" ?

Then there's always the humble ini file format.

timmerk

Tell me more about this ini file - I see PHP can parse it, but what about writing it?

Thanks!

barand

This should help


/*-- sample.ini contents ---------
[DATA]
local=c:\\data files\\data1
remote=\\\\server\\data files\\data2

[LOCATION]
loccode=44
locname=UK
----------------------------------*/

# read ini file

$ini = parse_ini_file('sample.ini', true);

# view contents

echo '<pre>';
print_r($ini);
echo '</pre>';

# make changes

$ini['LOCATION']['loccode'] = '01';
$ini['LOCATION']['locname'] = 'US';

# save ini file

$fp = fopen('sample.ini', 'w');
foreach ($ini as $section => $items) {
         fwrite($fp , "[$section]\r\n"); // \n if linux
         foreach ($items as $key => $value) {
                  fwrite($fp, "$key=$value\r\n");
         }
         fwrite($fp, "\r\n");
}
fclose($fp);

vmusic

Hi,
I've had no luck finding solid php code, class based or otherwise in handling xml.

For example - a common need is to add or delete some object to an existing xml document This could be some 'node' way down in the tree of a document.

I tried PEAR classes PHP XML..... no luck in getting them to work.

All of the tutorials and articles show how easy it is to create XML from php. There's always an assumption the data is just being passed. There's never an assumption that you're using XML to or an document instance to store data and that you'll need to manipulate nodes or business entities within the xml file.

I just ended up going with flat text files, no tags just comma delimited.

I guess...if you're just using XML to pass data around in a tagged format, some of the php classes might be usefull

Vmusic

LordShryku

http://www.phpclasses.org/browse.html/package/247.html