I have created a function that creates .xml files from input from a form provided in another script and saves the file in a network location. I got this working correctly, however, when i tried to convert it into a wordpress plugin (creating the .xml file from post meta data upon publishing) i can't get it to work...
if(!wp_is_post_revision($post->ID) && $post->post_type == 'friendly') {
add_action('publish_post','whatever');
}
function whatever($postid) {
// $postid has the post id in it.
// The Query
$the_query = new WP_Query( 'p='.$postid );
// The Loop
while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post();
$client = the_title();
$value = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'my_meta_box_text', TRUE);
$niceAnchors= '';
$copy_title1 = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'my_meta_box_text_title', TRUE);
$copy_title2 = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'my_meta_box_text_title', TRUE);
$postText = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'my_meta_box_textarea_copy', TRUE);
$doc = new DOMDocument();
// specify the version and encoding
$doc->version = '1.0';
$doc->encoding = 'UTF-8';
// Create a comment
$comment = $doc->createComment('Create the .xml Project file for.');
// Put this comment at the Root of the XML doc
$doc->appendChild($comment);
// Create an Empty element 'note'
$note = $doc->createElement('Project');
// Create an Empty element 'PrimarySection'
$PrimarySection = $doc->createElement('PrimarySection');
// Put the 'note' element at the Root of the XML doc (just after the comment)
$doc->appendChild($note);
$note->appendChild($PrimarySection);
// Create main elements
$ProjectName = $doc->createElement('ProjectName', 'p1A_'.$client.'_'.$i);
$NickName = $doc->createElement('NickName', '#random[a..z]#random[a..z]hare#random[a..z]#random[1..9]');
$RealName = $doc->createElement('RealName', '#random[a..z]#random[a..z]hare#random[a..z]#random[1..9]');
$Password = $doc->createElement('Password', '#random[a..z]#random[1..9]#random[a..z]#random[a..z]#random[1..9]#random[a..z]#random[a..z]#random1..9]#random[a..z]#random[a..z]');
$EmailAddress = $doc->createElement('EmailAddress', '#file_links[C:\Lists\EmailList.txt,1,L]');
$EmailPassword = $doc->createElement('EmailPassword', '1');
$EmailLogin = $doc->createElement('EmailLogin', '#');
$EmailPOP = $doc->createElement('EmailPOP', '#');
$Homepage = $doc->createElement('Homepage', $value);
$ICQ = $doc->createElement('ICQ', '#random[1..9]#random[1..9]#random[1..9]#random[1..9]#random[1..9]#random[1..9]#random[1..9]#random[1..9]#random[1..9]');
$City = $doc->createElement('City', '#file_links[C:\Lists\CityList.txt,1,L]');
$Country = $doc->createElement('Country', '#file_links[C:\Lists\CountryList.txt,1,L]');
$Occupation = $doc->createElement('Occupation', '#file_links[C:\Lists\occupations.txt,1,L]');
$Interests = $doc->createElement('Interests', '#file_links[C:\Lists\hobbieslist.txt,1,L]');
$Signature = $doc->createElement('Signature', $niceAnchors);
$Gender = $doc->createElement('Gender', '0');
$UnknownFields = $doc->createElement('UnknownFields', '');
$PollTitle = $doc->createElement('PollTitle', '');
$PollOption1 = $doc->createElement('PollOption1', '');
$PollOption2 = $doc->createElement('PollOption2', '');
$PollOption3 = $doc->createElement('PollOption3', '');
$PollOption4 = $doc->createElement('PollOption4', '');
$PollOption5 = $doc->createElement('PollOption5', '');
// Specify that those newly created elements are 'note' children
$PrimarySection->appendChild($ProjectName);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($NickName);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($RealName);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($Password);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($EmailAddress);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($EmailPassword);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($EmailLogin);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($EmailPOP);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($Homepage);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($ICQ);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($City);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($Country);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($Occupation);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($Interests);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($Signature);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($Gender);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($UnknownFields);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($PollTitle);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($PollOption1);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($PollOption2);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($PollOption3);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($PollOption4);
$PrimarySection->appendChild($PollOption5);
//create Secondary Section
$SecondarySection = $doc->createElement('SecondarySection');
$note->appendChild($SecondarySection);
$Subject1 = $doc->createElement('Subject1', $copy_title1);
$Subject2 = $doc->createElement('Subject2', $copy_title2);
$PostText = $doc->createElement('PostText', $postText);
$Prior = $doc->createElement('Prior', '');
$OnlyPriors = $doc->createElement('OnlyPriors', '');
$SecondarySection->appendChild($Subject1);
$SecondarySection->appendChild($Subject2);
$SecondarySection->appendChild($PostText);
$SecondarySection->appendChild($Prior);
$SecondarySection->appendChild($OnlyPriors);
// Beautify
$doc->formatOutput = true;
// Save this
$doc->save('/saved/'.$client.'_'.$postid.'xml');
// Reset Post Data
wp_reset_postdata();
endwhile;
}so my question is, what do i need to do to make wordpress create the .xml file when the post is published with meta data as variables inside the create .xml script?