SmpleXml: update, delete and insert values (how to?)

fatnjazzy

hi
i am looking for a code example for how to update and insert values into an existing xml doc.
i know how to read from it but i couldn't find any materials about how update,delete and insert values to xml.
i want to use simplexml.
thanks

olaf

You can't because it's a plain text file. Or you have to use stylesheets (XSL) and a xml parser to merge on file into a new one, but this is heavy XML stuff. Its better to create a new on each time from the scratch or while using a dataabse.

fatnjazzy

ok.
so i have to treat it as a notepad (txt) file?
xml cannot be a database for PHP like mysql?

thanks

olaf

fatnjazzy wrote:
ok.
so i have to treat it as a notepad (txt) file?
xml cannot be a database for PHP like mysql?

thanks

You can read it in your notepad....

Of course you can parse a xml file while using dom or sax.

You must see xml as a sort transfer format, without an application there is no intelligence or presentation possible.