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

You can use for example SimpleXMLElement and xpath

 
    
    
 
 
    
    
 

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$xml=new SimpleXMLElement($xmlStr);

// get product line with xpath for example
$products=$xml->xpath("/shop/products/product");
if ($products) {
 // loop over each product node
 foreach ($products as $product) {
   // do whatever you want with the data
   echo("id=>".$product["id"].", name=>".$product["name"]."
");
 }
}

// same for stock
// get product line with xpath for example
$stocks=$xml->xpath("/shop/stocks/stock");
if ($stocks) {
 // loop over each product node
 foreach ($stocks as $stock) {
   // do whatever you want with the data
   echo("id=>".$stock["id"].", amount=>".$stock["amount"]."
");
 }
}

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