PHP & XML Please Help!

[robmarston]

Is it possible, using PHP, to add/subtract lines of text to a flat file (xml)?

I understand I can use PHP "file write" to create a file, and "append" to add to it - but is there a way to then remove a certain line from it?

I understand this is sort of a content-management issue, but basically I want to give users the ability to manage (add/remove) songs in there XML playlist.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, VERY URGENT!

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Thanks!

[scoppc]

I'm not quite sure... but if u store the data within a table, then u can have the user delete row(s) in your table, and right after user makes the delete, ur php will re-generate the XML file to reflect the change.

HTH

[Horizon88]

You can load them as a string using file_get_contents, then do a string replace on them.

something like:

<?PHP
$filename = 'yourFile.xml';
$contents = file_get_contents($filename);

$removeString = // preg or str_replace, here, maybe?

file_put_contents($filename, $removeString);
?>

Maybe something along those lines?

[ManWithNoName]

Why not use PHP's DOM support?

It shouldn't be difficult to apply.

There is also PHP's SimpleXML, but I can not remember if you can remove nods with it.