How can export mysql data in to xml using php

Question

Below code is for export data from mysql table as xml file. I have tried several code but not getting the result. Please check and help me.

Currently getting result is

8sarathsarathernakulam423432washington9rahulrahulernakulam21212121newyork10aaaa3london11bbbb1newyork12cccc2washington13dddd3london

Code

<?php
require_once "classes/dbconnection-class.php";
if(isset($_POST['export'])){
    header('Content-type: text/xml');
    $xml          = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>";
    $root_element = "addressbook"; //fruits
    $xml         .= "<$root_element>";
    $query        = "SELECT AB.id, AB.name, AB.firstname, AB.street, AB.zipcode, AB.city_id, CI.city FROM address_book AS AB INNER JOIN city AS CI ON AB.city_id = CI.id";
    $result      = $mysqli->query($query);
    if (!$result) {
        die('Invalid query: ' . $mysqli->error());
    }

    while($result_array = $result->fetch_assoc()){
        $xml .= "<address>";
        foreach($result_array as $key => $value)
        {
            //$key holds the table column name
            $xml .= "<$key>";

            //embed the SQL data in a CDATA element to avoid XML entity issues
            $xml .= "<![CDATA[$value]]>";

            //and close the element
            $xml .= "</$key>";
        }

        $xml.="</address>";
    }
    $xml .= "</$root_element>";
    header ("Content-Type:text/xml");
    //header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="downloaded.xml"');
    echo $xml;
}
?>

Browser shows

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><addressbook><address><id><![CDATA[8]]></id><name><![CDATA[sarath]]></name><firstname><![CDATA[sarath]]></firstname><street><![CDATA[ernakulam]]></street><zipcode><![CDATA[42343]]></zipcode><city_id><![CDATA[2]]></city_id><city><![CDATA[washington]]></city></address><address><id><![CDATA[9]]></id><name><![CDATA[rahul]]></name><firstname><![CDATA[rahul]]></firstname><street><![CDATA[ernakulam]]></street><zipcode><![CDATA[2121212]]></zipcode><city_id><![CDATA[1]]></city_id><city><![CDATA[newyork]]></city></address><address><id><![CDATA[10]]></id><name><![CDATA[a]]></name><firstname><![CDATA[a]]></firstname><street><![CDATA[a]]></street><zipcode><![CDATA[a]]></zipcode><city_id><![CDATA[3]]></city_id><city><![CDATA[london]]></city></address><address><id><![CDATA[11]]></id><name><![CDATA[b]]></name><firstname><![CDATA[b]]></firstname><street><![CDATA[b]]></street><zipcode><![CDATA[b]]></zipcode><city_id><![CDATA[1]]></city_id><city><![CDATA[newyork]]></city></address><address><id><![CDATA[12]]></id><name><![CDATA[c]]></name><firstname><![CDATA[c]]></firstname><street><![CDATA[c]]></street><zipcode><![CDATA[c]]></zipcode><city_id><![CDATA[2]]></city_id><city><![CDATA[washington]]></city></address><address><id><![CDATA[13]]></id><name><![CDATA[d]]></name><firstname><![CDATA[d]]></firstname><street><![CDATA[d]]></street><zipcode><![CDATA[d]]></zipcode><city_id><![CDATA[3]]></city_id><city><![CDATA[london]]></city></address></addressbook>

I have the impression that what you say is the result you get actually is just what is visualized in your browser. Please note that a browser is not capable of visualizing xml as you create it in any meaningful way. Consider taking a look at the source of the document your browser shows or dump your output into a file and look at that. — arkascha, Feb 16 '16 at 16:19
@arkascha, Thanks, I have updated my browser result with my question. I checked that but I didn't found issue. I don't know why result is not getting properly. — Sarath TS, Feb 16 '16 at 16:30
OK, that looks much better! Now if you also tell us what exactly is wrong with the result you get we would actually be able to help with your question... — arkascha, Feb 16 '16 at 16:32
The result shown in browser seem right ... how do you get the first result? Or else, how is the browser result wrong? — Matteo Tassinari, Feb 19 '16 at 12:09
Your browser will never show you xml like `
...` this, it will show only values inside tags, but if you view source the page your will see your full generated xml — Armen, Feb 19 '16 at 12:11

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 21 '16 at 23:59

When we are dealing with XML and HTML, the best way to act is ever through a parser. In this particular situation, operating with a parser guarantees a valid XML and a clean, short code.

After defining mySQL query, we init a new DOMDocument with version and encoding, then we set his ->formatOutput to True to print out XML in indented format:

$query = "SELECT AB.id, AB.name, AB.firstname, AB.street, AB.zipcode, AB.city_id, CI.city FROM address_book AS AB INNER JOIN city AS CI ON AB.city_id = CI.id";

$dom   = new DOMDocument( '1.0', 'utf-8' );
$dom   ->formatOutput = True;

Then, we create the root node and we append it to DOMDocument:

$root  = $dom->createElement( 'addressbook' );
$dom   ->appendChild( $root );

At this point, after executing mySQL query, we perform a while loop through each resulting row; for each row, we create an empty node <address>, then we perform a foreach loop through each row's field. For each field, we create an empty childnode with tag as field key, then we append to childnode the field value as CDATA and the same childnode to <address> node; at the end of each while loop, each <address> node is appended to root node:

$result     = $mysqli->query( $query );
while( $row = $result->fetch_assoc() )
{
    $node = $dom->createElement( 'address' );
    foreach( $row as $key => $val )
    {
        $child = $dom->createElement( $key );
        $child ->appendChild( $dom->createCDATASection( $val) );
        $node  ->appendChild( $child );
    }
    $root->appendChild( $node );
}

Now, your XML is ready.

If you want save it to a file, you can do it by:

$dom->save( '/Your/File/Path.xml' );

Otherwise, if you prefer send it as XML you have to use this code:

header( 'Content-type: text/xml' );
echo $dom->saveXML();
exit;

If you want instead output it in HTML page, you can write this code:

echo '<pre>';
echo htmlentities( $dom->saveXML() );
echo '</pre>';

See more about DOMDocument

Somewhere [bobince is smiling at this while riding a pony](http://stackoverflow.com/a/1732454/2370483) — Machavity, Feb 24 '16 at 14:09

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 26 '16 at 09:27

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Go to your phpmyadmin database export and select xml in file format.

answered Feb 26 '16 at 09:27

Sukhwinder Sodhi

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 19 '16 at 20:35

0

Replace

$xml .= "<![CDATA[$value]]>";

with

$xml .= $value;

answered Feb 19 '16 at 20:35

Szektor

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You're going to have to elaborate on this to avoid downvotes. The OP said he was using `CDATA` to avoid breaking XML compatability – Machavity Feb 24 '16 at 14:06

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 19 '16 at 22:24

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IF you want to have it format it "nicely" in the browser add an:

echo "<pre>";

before the:

echo $xml;

Please note this WILL BREAK the XML file, but it will look good in the browser.... if that is what you are after...

answered Feb 19 '16 at 22:24

Emil Borconi

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 24 '16 at 09:27

I would suggest to use libraries like SimpleXMLElement etc. to create XML documents.

$xml = new SimpleXMLElement("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" ?><{$root_element}></{$root_element}>"); 
while($result_array = $result->fetch_assoc()){
    foreach($result_array as $key => $value)
    {
        $address = $xml->addChild("address");
        //embed the SQL data in a CDATA element to avoid XML entity issues
        $addressFields = $address->addChild('"' . $key . '"', "<![CDATA[$value]]>");

       //No need to close the element
    }
}
Header('Content-type: text/xml');
print($xml->asXML());

How can export mysql data in to xml using php

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