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Nik
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Nik asked in Computers & InternetProgramming & Design · 3 years ago

How to update XML file node value with PHP?

Say I have

<person>

<name>Andrew Marsden</name>

</person>

I want to basically take form input process it with PHP and update the XML file.

<person>

<name>Andrew Cornal</name>

</person>

Say like that as an example. I just need to know how to alter an XML value with PHP. Processing forms I'm OK with its more the XML part of things.

Thanks for any help.

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  • Nik
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    For anyone who wants to know and comes across this question below is the answer I finally got it.

    $fname = $_POST['form_input_name'];

    $xml = simplexml_load_file('filenamehere.xml');

    $xml->person->name = $fname;

    $xml->asXML("samefilenamehere.xml");

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