Simple xml to php Question

[Gena_Wenli]

Hi,
I have an xml document that looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<gallery>
   <album title="This is the Title">
      ...content...
   </album>
   <album title="Another Album">
      ...content...
   </album>
</gallery>

All I want to do is echo the "title" part of the first <album> with php. I can't seem to find a beginner's guide to xml parsing online, though. Anyone who could write a simple script to do this, or point out instructions for doing so would be very helpful!

G

[Shrike]

Easy XML parsing in PHP 4.

Even easier XML parsing in PHP 5.

Both pages have reams of good examples to use.

[Gena_Wenli]

Thanks for the links, but with this code,

<album title="This is the Title">
    ...content...
</album>

I don't want to echo the contents of the <album> (in this case "...content..."), I want to echo the attribute "title". I don't wan't "...content..." to come out, I want "This is the Title".

G

[Shrike]

Yep, have a read of the manual page relevant to your PHP version. They tell you how to parse an XML document.

[Gena_Wenli]

OK, now I have another question. The xml file I'm using with this script is a php file that updates dynamically. The only problem is that the simplexml php script won't parse it. When I make a normal xml file with the exact same contents, the script parses the xml. But the php generated xml file will not parse. Any ideas/tips?

G