Help with PHP and XML (Convert my ASP Script to PHP)

[mjs87]

Basically I am trying to transform an XML document with XSL on the server. I have looked long and hard at how to do it in PHP and it seems quite complicated, however I have found the following ASP script that works and it seems pretty simple:

 

<%
'Load XML
set xml = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
xml.async = false
xml.load(Server.MapPath("document.xml"))

'Load XSL
set xsl = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
xsl.async = false
xsl.load(Server.MapPath("planstyle.xsl"))

'Transform file
Response.Write(xml.transformNode(xsl))
%> 

 

The only problem is that I need the transformation to be done in PHP, so could anyone point me in the right direction on how I could get a simple script like the above in php.

 

Many Thanks

[448191]

//Load XML
$xml = new DOMDocument();
$xml->load(realpath("document.xml"));

//Load XSL
$xsl = new DOMDocument();
$xsl->load(realpath("planstyle.xsl"))); 

//Transform file
$xslt = new XSLTProcessor(); 

$xslt->importStylesheet($xsl); 

echo $xslt->transformToXML($xml); 

 

It's practically the same, except the transformation is done by a separate object. Not sure what you were looking at.

[mjs87]

Thanks for the reply, which makes sense to me, I was looking at simpleXml and it seemed quite complicated. However with your solution I get the following error

 

Fatal error: Class 'XSLTProcessor' not found in blah\blah\index.php on line 11

 

Thanks for the help

[448191]

You need the xsl extension enabled.

 

How about RTFM eh?

 

http://www.php.net/manual/en/xsl.installation.php

 

 

[mjs87]

I am using a web host to test the program so will they have to install this?

[448191]

If you're using the web host to test, and that's all you're interested in doing, then it's simply a matter of "don't". Test on a local development server. If this web host is going to host a web app that you want to XSLT in, then yes, it will need to be enabled on their server.

[mjs87]

ok cheers for all the help and advice.