Append Element to Xml file with Php

Question

I got Xml File like

<root>
<firstchild id="1">
<page name="main">
</page>
</firstchild>
</root>

I want to add page for firstchild id="1" in php. How can I add?

$xml='<page name="second"></page>';
    $doc = new DOMDocument();
    $doc->load($filename);
    $fragment = $doc->createDocumentFragment();
    $fragment->appendXML($xml);
    $doc->documentElement->appendChild($fragment);
    $doc->save($filename);

Is there not any method appendXml? I may add it like

 `<page name="second">
<inlude file="1.png"></inlude>
<inlude file="2.png"></inlude>
</page>`

I need Shortest Way to Append it

This has been asked over and over again in SO. Just take a look at related questions like http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7098093/how-to-append-to-a-xml-file-with-php-preferably-with-simplexml?rq=1 or http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2393270/use-domdocument-to-append-elements-in-a-xml-file?rq=1. — Rolando Isidoro, Aug 01 '13 at 14:09

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 01 '13 at 14:10

1

Use addChild and addAttribute:

$xml = simplexml_load_string($data);
$page = $xml->firstchild->addChild("page");
$page->addAttribute("name", "Page name");
echo $xml->saveXML();

Demo: http://codepad.org/u78S8rFK

answered Aug 01 '13 at 14:10

Amal Murali

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Thank its really short method. but firstly I need find id attr 1 – user2622044 Aug 01 '13 at 14:14

klkvsk · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-01T14:30:36.497

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Since you are using DOMDocument, that's what you need:

$doc = new DOMDocument();
$doc->load($filename);
$firstchild = $doc->getElementsByTagName('firstchild')->item(0);
$newPage = $doc->createDocumentFragment();
$newPage->appendXML('<page name="second">
<inlude file="1.png"></inlude>
<inlude file="2.png"></inlude>
</page>');
$firstchild->appendChild($newPage);
$doc->save(filename);

edited Aug 01 '13 at 14:30

answered Aug 01 '13 at 14:24

klkvsk

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Thanks it is almost what i need. – user2622044 Aug 01 '13 at 14:34

Append Element to Xml file with Php

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