SimpleXML is an extension for PHP that makes it easy to work with and get XML data.
PHP SimpleXML – Get Node Values
Get the values of the nodes from the file “example.xml”:
Here is XML file example
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<note>
<to>Ram</to>
<from>Shyam</from>
<heading>Message</heading>
<body>Lets do tracking this weekend!</body>
</note>
Get Node Values Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body><?php
$file_xml=simplexml_load_file(“note.xml”) or die(“Error: Cannot create object”);
echo $file_xml->to . “<br>”;
echo $file_xml->from . “<br>”;
echo $file_xml->heading . “<br>”;
echo $file_xml->body;
?></body>
</html>
Output
Ram
Shyam
Message
Lets do tracking this weekend!
More PHP XML Parser
Visit our PHP XML Parser Reference page to find out more about the XML Parser reference.
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