I wanted to read xml with following code: I can read till: <LINK LINKTYPE="IMAGE"> <LINK_URL IMAGE_WIDTH="400" IMAGE_HEIGHT="600">http://www.google.com.pk/intl/en_com/images/logo_plain.png</LINK_URL> after that i have no idea how to read it?? any help please .... $xml = simplexml_load_file("events.xml"); foreach($xml->children() as $child) { echo $child["SID"].'-'.$child["STYPE"].'-'.$child["SPRIORITY"].'<br />'; echo $child->SHOWNAME.'<br />'; echo $child->SHOWSHORT.'<br />'; echo $child->SHOWLONG.'<br />'; echo $child->BOOKINGFROM.'<br />'; echo $child->BOOKINGUNTIL.'<br />'; echo $child->VENUE["VID"]; echo $child->VENUE->VENUE_NAME; echo $child->LINKS->LINK->LINK_URL; echo $child->LINKS->LINK["LINKTYPE"]; foreach($child->children() as $child1) { if(!empty($child1->ADDRESS->ADDRESS_1)) { echo $child1->ADDRESS->ADDRESS_1; echo $child1->ADDRESS->ADDRESS_2; echo $child1->ADDRESS->POSTCODE; } } } Code (markup): <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" standalone="no"?> <SHOWS> <SHOW SID="1597" STYPE="M" SPRIORITY="3"> <SHOWNAME>My Dancing</SHOWNAME> <SHOWSHORT>My Short Des comes here...</SHOWSHORT> <SHOWLONG>Long desc comes ehre.....</SHOWLONG> <BOOKINGFROM>Friday, 29th September 2009</BOOKINGFROM> <BOOKINGUNTIL>Saturday, 23rd October 2010</BOOKINGUNTIL> <MATINEES>Friday and Saturday 3pm</MATINEES> <EVENINGS>Monday to Saturday 7.30pm</EVENINGS> <VENUE VID="1012"> <VENUE_NAME>My Theatre</VENUE_NAME> <ADDRESS> <ADDRESS_1>My Addresss 1</ADDRESS_1> <ADDRESS_2>My City</ADDRESS_2> <POSTCODE>44000</POSTCODE> </ADDRESS> <LINKS> <LINK LINKTYPE="IMAGE"> <LINK_URL IMAGE_WIDTH="400" IMAGE_HEIGHT="600">http://www.google.com.pk/intl/en_com/images/logo_plain.png</LINK_URL> <LINK_TITLE>Image</LINK_TITLE> </LINK> <LINK LINKTYPE="SEATINGPLAN"> <LINK_URL IMAGE_WIDTH="400" IMAGE_HEIGHT="600">http://www.google.com.pk/intl/en_com/images/logo_plain.png</LINK_URL> <LINK_TITLE>Seating Plan</LINK_TITLE> </LINK> </LINKS> <VENUE_DIRECTIONS>an directions .....</VENUE_DIRECTIONS> <VENUE_LOCATION> <VENUE_LONGITUDE>-33.1188</VENUE_LONGITUDE> <VENUE_LATITUDE>74.5131</VENUE_LATITUDE> </VENUE_LOCATION> </VENUE> <LINKS> <LINK LINKTYPE="IMAGE"> <LINK_URL IMAGE_WIDTH="100" IMAGE_HEIGHT="150">http://www.google.com.pk/intl/en_com/images/logo_plain.png</LINK_URL> </LINK> <LINK LINKTYPE="VIDEO"> <LINK_URL>http://www.google.com.pk/intl/en_com/images/logo_plain.png</LINK_URL> </LINK> <LINK LINKTYPE="IMAGE"> <LINK_URL IMAGE_WIDTH="250" IMAGE_HEIGHT="250">http://www.google.com.pk/intl/en_com/images/logo_plain.png</LINK_URL> </LINK> <LINK LINKTYPE="IMAGE"> <LINK_URL IMAGE_WIDTH="250" IMAGE_HEIGHT="215">http://www.google.com.pk/images/nav_logo7.png</LINK_URL> </LINK> <LINK LINKTYPE="SPECIFIC"> <LINK_URL>http://www.google.com/search?q=Islamabad</LINK_URL> <LINK_TITLE>Show Details</LINK_TITLE> </LINK> <LINK LINKTYPE="MEALDEAL"> <LINK_URL>http://www.google.com/search?q=Lahore</LINK_URL> <LINK_TITLE>Show Meal Deals</LINK_TITLE> </LINK> </LINKS> <METAS> <META MTYPE="META_TITLE"> <METADATA>Theatre</METADATA> </META> <META MTYPE="META_KEYWORDS"> <METADATA>tickets, agency</METADATA> </META> <META MTYPE="META_DESCRIPTION"> <METADATA>tickets Book your</METADATA> </META> </METAS> <QUOTES> <QUOTE QSORT="10"> <QUOTETEXT>The live</QUOTETEXT> <PUBLICATION>Times</PUBLICATION> </QUOTE> </QUOTES> </SHOW> Code (markup):
Please try the following code. This will make the xml data to corresponding array. function xml2array($contents, $get_attributes=1, $priority = 'tag') { if(!$contents) return array(); if(!function_exists('xml_parser_create')) { //print "'xml_parser_create()' function not found!"; return array(); } //Get the XML parser of PHP - PHP must have this module for the parser to work $parser = xml_parser_create(''); xml_parser_set_option($parser, XML_OPTION_TARGET_ENCODING, "UTF-8"); xml_parser_set_option($parser, XML_OPTION_CASE_FOLDING, 0); xml_parser_set_option($parser, XML_OPTION_SKIP_WHITE, 1); xml_parse_into_struct($parser, trim($contents), $xml_values); xml_parser_free($parser); if(!$xml_values) return; //Initializations $xml_array = array(); $parents = array(); $opened_tags = array(); $arr = array(); $current = &$xml_array; //Refference //Go through the tags. $repeated_tag_index = array();//Multiple tags with same name will be turned into an array foreach($xml_values as $data) { unset($attributes,$value);//Remove existing values, or there will be trouble //This command will extract these variables into the foreach scope // tag(string), type(string), level(int), attributes(array). extract($data);//We could use the array by itself, but this cooler. $result = array(); $attributes_data = array(); if(isset($value)) { if($priority == 'tag') $result = $value; else $result['value'] = $value; //Put the value in a assoc array if we are in the 'Attribute' mode } //Set the attributes too. if(isset($attributes) and $get_attributes) { foreach($attributes as $attr => $val) { if($priority == 'tag') $attributes_data[$attr] = $val; else $result['attr'][$attr] = $val; //Set all the attributes in a array called 'attr' } } //See tag status and do the needed. if($type == "open") {//The starting of the tag '<tag>' $parent[$level-1] = &$current; if(!is_array($current) or (!in_array($tag, array_keys($current)))) { //Insert New tag $current[$tag] = $result; if($attributes_data) $current[$tag. '_attr'] = $attributes_data; $repeated_tag_index[$tag.'_'.$level] = 1; $current = &$current[$tag]; } else { //There was another element with the same tag name if(isset($current[$tag][0])) {//If there is a 0th element it is already an array $current[$tag][$repeated_tag_index[$tag.'_'.$level]] = $result; $repeated_tag_index[$tag.'_'.$level]++; } else {//This section will make the value an array if multiple tags with the same name appear together $current[$tag] = array($current[$tag],$result);//This will combine the existing item and the new item together to make an array $repeated_tag_index[$tag.'_'.$level] = 2; if(isset($current[$tag.'_attr'])) { //The attribute of the last(0th) tag must be moved as well $current[$tag]['0_attr'] = $current[$tag.'_attr']; unset($current[$tag.'_attr']); } } $last_item_index = $repeated_tag_index[$tag.'_'.$level]-1; $current = &$current[$tag][$last_item_index]; } } elseif($type == "complete") { //Tags that ends in 1 line '<tag />' //See if the key is already taken. if(!isset($current[$tag])) { //New Key $current[$tag] = $result; $repeated_tag_index[$tag.'_'.$level] = 1; if($priority == 'tag' and $attributes_data) $current[$tag. '_attr'] = $attributes_data; } else { //If taken, put all things inside a list(array) if(isset($current[$tag][0]) and is_array($current[$tag])) {//If it is already an array... // ...push the new element into that array. $current[$tag][$repeated_tag_index[$tag.'_'.$level]] = $result; if($priority == 'tag' and $get_attributes and $attributes_data) { $current[$tag][$repeated_tag_index[$tag.'_'.$level] . '_attr'] = $attributes_data; } $repeated_tag_index[$tag.'_'.$level]++; } else { //If it is not an array... $current[$tag] = array($current[$tag],$result); //...Make it an array using using the existing value and the new value $repeated_tag_index[$tag.'_'.$level] = 1; if($priority == 'tag' and $get_attributes) { if(isset($current[$tag.'_attr'])) { //The attribute of the last(0th) tag must be moved as well $current[$tag]['0_attr'] = $current[$tag.'_attr']; unset($current[$tag.'_attr']); } if($attributes_data) { $current[$tag][$repeated_tag_index[$tag.'_'.$level] . '_attr'] = $attributes_data; } } $repeated_tag_index[$tag.'_'.$level]++; //0 and 1 index is already taken } } } elseif($type == 'close') { //End of tag '</tag>' $current = &$parent[$level-1]; } } return($xml_array); } PHP: $contents will be your xml data.