Read XML data using PHP

Read XML data using PHP

This program will parse XML data using PHP. Create a XML file and load the XML file into your PHP program. This program will extract data from XML file

Step 1 )Create xyx.xml file using below code. And save in same location with your PHP file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>

<?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" href="pqr.css"?>

<person>

   <name>Sourav</name>

   <surname>Kayal</surname>

</person>  

Step 2) Create a PHP file using below code. And run it. It will display the XML file data.

<?php

$doc = new DOMDocument();

$doc->load('xyx.xml');

$employees = $doc->getElementsByTagName( "person" );

foreach( $employees as $employee )

{

$names = $employee->getElementsByTagName("name");

$name = $names->item(0)->nodeValue;

$ages= $employee->getElementsByTagName("surname");

$age= $ages->item(0)->nodeValue;

echo "<b>$name - $age \n</b><br>";

}

?>