[RESOLVED] writing an array to xml-i think and some parser thing!

[SERIOUSLY_STUCK]

hey

yes i'm totally new to all this php stuff but so far i've managed to take information from a form and read it on another page. but now i would like if the information filled in the form was added to a list and the list constantly updated as people subscribed! if ya get me!

its a membership form and i want and administrator to be able to view all the members that have signed up!

please help

[Houdini]

Show what script you presently have , also list ehe PHP version that you are using with your webserver.

[daydream]

If you're looking for a User Managment script try researching others codes and see how they have done it. I have used vSignup in the past. http://www.beanbug.net/vScripts.php

If you want an alternative solution. 😛

[SERIOUSLY_STUCK]

ok,
heres the code i've been using!

<?php

////parser
if( ! ($fp = fopen( "./sponsor1.xml" , "a+" )) )
die("Couldn't open xml file!");
$person_counter = 0;
$person_data = array();
$xml_current_tag_state = '';
function startElementHandler( $parser, $element_name, $element_attribs )
{
global $person_counter;
global $person_data;
global $xml_current_tag_state;
if( $element_name == "STORY" )
{
// $person_data[$person_counter]["author"] = $element_attribs["AUTHOR"];
}
else
{
$xml_current_tag_state = $element_name;
}
}
function endElementHandler( $parser, $element_name )
{
global $person_counter;
global $person_data;
global $xml_current_tag_state;
$xml_current_tag_state = '';
if( $element_name == "STORY" )
{
$person_counter++;
}
}
function characterDataHandler( $parser , $data )
{
global $person_counter;
global $person_data;
global $xml_current_tag_state;
if( $xml_current_tag_state == '' )
return;
if( $xml_current_tag_state == "STORYTYPE" ) {
$person_data[$person_counter]["storytype"] = $data;
}

if( $xml_current_tag_state == "HEADLINE" ) {
$person_data[$person_counter]["headline"] = $data;
}
if( $xml_current_tag_state == "ABSTRACT" ) {
$person_data[$person_counter]["abstract"] = $data;
}
if( $xml_current_tag_state == "BODYTEXT" ) {
$person_data[$person_counter]["bodytext"] = $data;
}
}
if( !($xml_parser = xml_parser_create()) )
die("Couldn't create XML parser!");

xml_set_element_handler($xml_parser, "startElementHandler",
"endElementHandler");
xml_set_character_data_handler($xml_parser, "characterDataHandler");
while( $data = fread($fp, 4096) )
{
if( !xml_parse($xml_parser, $data, feof($fp)) )
{
break; // get out of while loop if we're done with the file
}
}
xml_parser_free($xml_parser);

?>

<?php

//see the contents of our array $person_data
print_r($person_data);

$lengthOfArray = count($person_data);

$thisPos = $lengthOfArray;

for($i=0; $i <$lengthOfArray; ++$i)
{
$thisName = $person_data[$i] ["storytype"];
echo $thisName."<br>";
}

$elementPos =$lengthOfArray;

echo "$i;<br>---this is elementpos value $elementPos";

$person_data[$elementPos]['storytype']=$storytypeContent;
$person_data[$elementPos]['headline'] =$headlineTagContent;
$person_data[$elementPos]['bodytext'] = $bodyTextInput;
$person_data[$elementPos]['abstract'] = $abstractContent;

echo "<hr>";

print_r ($person_data);

echo "THIS IS THIS POSITION $thisPos";
echo "THIS IS I $i";

?>

its not writing to the xml file tho, and its defo not appending
but its not bringin up an error in the xml either.
in the xml file i have put

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<sponsor_tab>

</sponsor_tab>

becaue it was sayin that you must hvae a top level element