How can I read the XML file?

[keval007]

Hi,

Can any one provide me small code or way how can I read the below XML file in PHP.

<Countries>
<Country>
    <Page1_col1>Country1</Page1_col1>
    <Page1_col2>89,921</Page1_col2>
    <Page1_col2>61</Page1_col2>

    <Country_sub_details>
        <Page2_col1>A1</Page2_col1>
        <Page2_col2>1,187</Page2_col2>
        <Page2_col3>45</Page2_col3>

        <Country_sub_sub_details>
                <Page3_col1>AA1</Page3_col1>
                <Page3_col2>375</Page3_col2>
                <Page3_col3>45</Page3_col3>
        </Country_sub_sub_details>
    </Country_sub_details>
</Country>
</Countries>

I am not aware about the XML libraries in PHP.

[MarPlo]

Hi
You can read easily an XML document in PHP with simpleXML, it takes all the XML elements as a hierarchical tree.
Here is a code for your XML (For more details and examples with simpleXML, see this tutorial: http://www.coursesweb.net/php-mysql/php-simplexml ):

<?php $xml = '<Countries> <Country> <Page1_col1>Country1</Page1_col1> <Page1_col2>89,921</Page1_col2> <Page1_col2>61</Page1_col2> <Country_sub_details> <Page2_col1>A1</Page2_col1> <Page2_col2>1,187</Page2_col2> <Page2_col3>45</Page2_col3> <Country_sub_sub_details> <Page3_col1>AA1</Page3_col1> <Page3_col2>375</Page3_col2> <Page3_col3>45</Page3_col3> </Country_sub_sub_details> </Country_sub_details> </Country> </Countries>'; // load the content of the XML file and create a new XML object $xmlobj = simplexml_load_string($xml); // get and prints the name of the first element (root) echo 'root: '. $xmlobj->getName() . '<br />'; // loops through the children of root foreach($xmlobj->children() as $child) { echo $child->getName(). ': '. '<br />'; // print the name of the current child // if the child node has other children if($child->count()>1) { // loops through the child node, prints the name and the content of each $child2 foreach($child as $child2) { echo $child2->getName(). ': '. $child2. '<br />'; // if the child2 node has other children if($child2->count()>1) {
        // loops through the child2 node, prints the name and the content of each $child3
        foreach($child2 as $child3) {
        echo $child3->getName(). ': '. $child3. '<br />'; 
        // if the child3 node has other children
        if($child3->count()>1) {
        // loops through the child3 node, prints the name and the content of each $child4
        foreach($child3 as $child4) {
        echo $child4->getName(). ': '. $child4. '<br />';
        }
        }
        } } } } } ?> 

[keval007]

Thanks MarPlo I have done with your help but now I need the result in the following way.

Country1  89,921  61
A1        1187  45
AA1       375  45

How can I read that in this format.