Convert XML to CSV with PHP

Question

I'm using the following code to convert my XML file to a CSV format. Unfortunately, it seems to not be recognizing each entry in the XML and so the XML file ends up being blank.

<?php
$filexml='test.xml';
if (file_exists($filexml)) {
  echo 'File Exists';
$xml = simplexml_load_file($filexml);
  $f = fopen('test.csv', 'w');
  foreach ($xml->Item as $item) {
        fputcsv($f, get_object_vars($item),',','"');
  }
  fclose($f);
}
?>

An example of my XML file is below...

<Item MaintenanceType="C">
  <HazardousMaterialCode>N</HazardousMaterialCode>
  <ItemLevelGTIN GTINQualifier="UP">090127000380</ItemLevelGTIN>
  <PartNumber>0-1848-1</PartNumber>
  <BrandAAIAID>BBVL</BrandAAIAID>
  <BrandLabel>Holley</BrandLabel>
  <PartTerminologyID>5904</PartTerminologyID>
  <Descriptions>
    <Description MaintenanceType="C" DescriptionCode="DES" LanguageCode="EN">Street Carburetor</Description>
    <Description MaintenanceType="C" DescriptionCode="SHO" LanguageCode="EN">Crb</Description>
  </Descriptions>
  <Prices>
    <Pricing MaintenanceType="C" PriceType="JBR">
      <PriceSheetNumber>L30779-13</PriceSheetNumber>
      <CurrencyCode>USD</CurrencyCode>
      <EffectiveDate>2013-01-01</EffectiveDate>
      <Price UOM="PE">462.4600</Price>
    </Pricing>
    <Pricing MaintenanceType="C" PriceType="RET">
      <PriceSheetNumber>L30779-13</PriceSheetNumber>
      <CurrencyCode>USD</CurrencyCode>
      <EffectiveDate>2013-01-01</EffectiveDate>
      <Price UOM="PE">380.5500</Price>
    </Pricing>
    <Pricing MaintenanceType="C" PriceType="WD1">
      <PriceSheetNumber>L30779-13</PriceSheetNumber>
      <CurrencyCode>USD</CurrencyCode>
      <EffectiveDate>2013-01-01</EffectiveDate>
      <Price UOM="PE">314.4700</Price>
    </Pricing>
  </Prices>
  <ExtendedInformation>
    <ExtendedProductInformation MaintenanceType="C" EXPICode="CTO" LanguageCode="EN">US</ExtendedProductInformation>
    <ExtendedProductInformation MaintenanceType="C" EXPICode="NPC" LanguageCode="EN">A</ExtendedProductInformation>
    <ExtendedProductInformation MaintenanceType="C" EXPICode="HTS" LanguageCode="EN">8409914000</ExtendedProductInformation>
    <ExtendedProductInformation MaintenanceType="C" EXPICode="NAF" LanguageCode="EN">B</ExtendedProductInformation>
  </ExtendedInformation>
  <ProductAttributes>
    <ProductAttribute MaintenanceType="C" AttributeID="SKU" LanguageCode="EN">BBVL0-1848-1</ProductAttribute>
    <ProductAttribute MaintenanceType="C" AttributeID="ModDate" LanguageCode="EN">2012-12-31</ProductAttribute>
  </ProductAttributes>
  <Packages>
    <Package MaintenanceType="C">
      <PackageLevelGTIN>00090127000380</PackageLevelGTIN>
      <PackageUOM>EA</PackageUOM>
      <QuantityofEaches>1</QuantityofEaches>
      <Dimensions UOM="IN">
        <Height>7.5000</Height>
        <Width>11.0000</Width>
        <Length>12.2500</Length>
      </Dimensions>
      <Weights UOM="PG">
        <Weight>13.500</Weight>
        <DimensionalWeight>6.09</DimensionalWeight>
      </Weights>
    </Package>
  </Packages>
</Item>

Any ideas what I did wrong?

Answer 1

Try this

$filexml='test.xml';

    if (file_exists($filexml)) 
           {
       $xml = simplexml_load_file($filexml);
       $f = fopen('test.csv', 'w');
       createCsv($xml, $f);
       fclose($f);
    }

    function createCsv($xml,$f)
    {

        foreach ($xml->children() as $item) 
        {

           $hasChild = (count($item->children()) > 0)?true:false;

        if( ! $hasChild)
        {
           $put_arr = array($item->getName(),$item); 
           fputcsv($f, $put_arr ,',','"');

        }
        else
        {
         createCsv($item, $f);
        }
     }

    }