Parsing XML data using php to put into mysql database

Question

I have been asked to parse a simple file which is stored as an XML file, the data is to be then put into a mysql database.

However I have absolutely no clue what to

Answer 1

I personally like the normal XMl formatting so I changed it since its a bit more readable but this is how you can use it:

$xmlstr = <<


    
        1
        Cornetto
        1.20
        Traditional Cornetto
    
    
        2
        Smarties
        1.00
        Smarties Icecream
    


    
        1
        242
        pounds
    
    
        2
        11
        pounds
    


XML;

Handling part:

$xml = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlstr);
echo 'single value: 
';
echo $xml->products->product[0]->id; // get single value

echo '

';

//Loop trough multiple products
echo 'multiple values: 
';
foreach($xml->products->product as $product)
{
    echo $product->id.' - ';
    echo $product->name.' - ';
    echo $product->price.' - ';
    echo $product->description;
    echo '
';
}