I have an XML file and want to insert from php4.

[MiaGreen]

XML:

<shops> 
<fashion> 
<shirt> 
<product> 
<soort>A</soort> 
<link>B</link> 
</product> 
</shirt> 
<pants> 
<product> 
<soort>E</soort> 
<link>F</link> 
</product> 
</pants> 
</fashion> 
</shops>

PHP4:

$xml = domxml_open_file('shop.xml'); 

$newproduct = $xml->fashion->shirt->create_element("product"); 
$newproduct->append_child("soort","aaaaa"); 
$newproduct->append_child("link","bbbbb"); 
$a = $xml->append_child($newproduct); 
$xml->dump_file('shop.xml');

The file is written, but nothing has been changed. Why?

[Dormilich]

are you sure this works? this is not SimpleXML.

[B]$newproduct = $xml->fashion->shirt[/B]->create_element("product");

[MiaGreen]

So this is where the miswriting starts?

[Dormilich]

I’m not too familiar with DOM in PHP 4, but that’s definitely not DOM syntax. this wouldn’t even work in JavaScript.

[MiaGreen]

First, thank you for trying to help me.

Now i also tried this:

$newproduct = $xml->get_elements_by_tagname("shirt");

and this isn't working also.

[Dormilich]

not working in what regard? createElement() is a method of the Document, not of a Node*.

additionally, if you’r not sure, whether the method call succeeds, print it out with var_dump().

* - fyi, I’m using the spelling as defined in the specs (which slightly differs from the spelling used for PHP 4).

[MiaGreen]

OK, thanks i did not know that. But how do i get further in the tree for inserting the product part?

[Dormilich]

how familiar are you with JavaScript?

[MiaGreen]

wel, i can write xml with javascript for output to the site and getting al the tree elements. But i dont know how to save the xml in javascript. But i can look it up. You think thats a better solution for this?

[Dormilich]

no, but in JavaScript you work all the time with the DOM. what I wanted to say – it works like in JavaScript.

e.g. (see the similarities)

// JavaScript
var p = document.createElement("p");
document.getElementById("test").appendChild(p);

// PHP (untested)
$p = $xml->create_element("p");
$xml->get_element_by_id("test")->append_child($p);

[MiaGreen]

OK! i see the simularity there. Thank you so much i think this is it.

[Dormilich]

that’s the good part of the DOM, it’s used the same on every implementing system.