Save child element to a file in PHP

Description

The following code shows how to save child element to a file.

Example


<?php/*from  ww  w. ja v  a 2  s.  c  o m*/
$xml = simplexml_load_file('test.xml');
if ($xml->book[1]->asXML('book2.xml')) {
  echo 'XML saved';
} else {
  echo 'Could not save XML';
}

?>

The following code is for test.xml.


/*w  ww.j a va2 s.  c o  m*/
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<inventory>
  <book isbn13='1'>
    <title>PHP</title>
  <author>Jack</author>
  <publisher>Publisher 1</publisher>
  <description>PHP Book</description>
  </book>
  <book isbn13='2'>
    <title>XML</title>
  <author>Jane</author>
  <publisher>Publisher 2</publisher>
  <description>XML Book</description>
  </book>
</inventory>




















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