Get MySQL database output via PHP to XML

Question

I have a MySQL database on my website, and I would like to know how I could get an XML output via PHP of the following columns in the table:

1. udid
2. coun

Answer 1

I struggle a lot to find out this solution in mysqli format but nowhere i found the solution. Below is the solution i figured. Hope it will help some one.

connect_errno) {
    throw new Exception(sprintf("Mysqli: (%d): %s", $mysql->connect_errno, $mysql->connect_error));
}

//Extract data to export to XML
$sqlQuery = 'SELECT * FROM t1';
if (!$result = $mysql->query($sqlQuery)) {
    throw new Exception(sprintf('Mysqli: (%d): %s', $mysql->errno, $mysql->error));
}

//Create new document 
$dom = new DOMDocument;
$dom->preserveWhiteSpace = FALSE;

//add table in document 
$table = $dom->appendChild($dom->createElement('table'));

//add row in document 
foreach($result as $row) {
    $data = $dom->createElement('row');
    $table->appendChild($data);

    //add column in document 
    foreach($row as $name => $value) {

        $col = $dom->createElement('column', $value);
        $data->appendChild($col);
        $colattribute = $dom->createAttribute('name');
        // Value for the created attribute
        $colattribute->value = $name;
        $col->appendChild($colattribute);           
    }
}

/*
** insert more nodes
*/

$dom->formatOutput = true; // set the formatOutput attribute of domDocument to true 
// save XML as string or file 
$test1 = $dom->saveXML(); // put string in test1
$dom->save($filename); // save as file
$dom->save('xml/'.$filename);   
?>