How can I Create XML Sitemap (no database involved)

[blesseld]

Hey All,

 

I have recently been developing a template with a built in WYSIWYG editor and it saves data to a file using fopen.

I also setup a separate form that saves meta data to a file.  There is no database at all.  I tried looking all over, but everything is based on MySQL.

 

I am looking for a way to generate a sitemap for the pages the user chooses.

 

so if the user has a 5 page website, they would open the edit page for lets say index.php

 

I would have a separate form for the Sitemap info.  that will save to a file.

 

I am curious how I can create a script that will open the Sitemap info files and generate a sitemap.

 

End result can either create a sitemap file and save it to the root, or output the xml code that the user can copy and paste into their sitemap.xml file

 

Thanks in advance.

Carlo

[ignace]

Signup for Google Webmaster it allows you to create a XML sitemap using the sitemap protocol.

[blesseld]

Thanks, but no thanks... i am aware of webmaster tools...

 

Not looking for alternate solutions.  looking for a solution to my problem.  I am marketing to a particular group.

[ignace]

Have you tried DomDocument?

[blesseld]

After a bit of searching I found this:

 

<?php

// Simon Willison, 16th April 2003
// Based on Lars Marius Garshol's Python XMLWriter class
// See http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2003/04/09/py-xml.html

class XmlWriter {
    var $xml;
    var $indent;
    var $stack = array();
    function XmlWriter($indent = '  ') {
        $this->indent = $indent;
        $this->xml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>'."\n";
    }
    function _indent() {
        for ($i = 0, $j = count($this->stack); $i < $j; $i++) {
            $this->xml .= $this->indent;
        }
    }
    function push($element, $attributes = array()) {
        $this->_indent();
        $this->xml .= '<'.$element;
        foreach ($attributes as $key => $value) {
            $this->xml .= ' '.$key.'="'.htmlentities($value).'"';
        }
        $this->xml .= ">\n";
        $this->stack[] = $element;
    }
    function element($element, $content, $attributes = array()) {
        $this->_indent();
        $this->xml .= '<'.$element;
        foreach ($attributes as $key => $value) {
            $this->xml .= ' '.$key.'="'.htmlentities($value).'"';
        }
        $this->xml .= '>'.htmlentities($content).'</'.$element.'>'."\n";
    }
    function emptyelement($element, $attributes = array()) {
        $this->_indent();
        $this->xml .= '<'.$element;
        foreach ($attributes as $key => $value) {
            $this->xml .= ' '.$key.'="'.htmlentities($value).'"';
        }
        $this->xml .= " />\n";
    }
    function pop() {
        $element = array_pop($this->stack);
        $this->_indent();
        $this->xml .= "</$element>\n";
    }
    function getXml() {
        return $this->xml;
    }
}

/* Test

$xml = new XmlWriter();
$array = array(
    array('monkey', 'banana', 'Jim'),
    array('hamster', 'apples', 'Kola'),
    array('turtle', 'beans', 'Berty'),
);

$xml->push('zoo');
foreach ($array as $animal) {
    $xml->push('animal', array('species' => $animal[0]));
    $xml->element('name', $animal[2]);
    $xml->element('food', $animal[1]);
    $xml->pop();
}
$xml->pop();

print $xml->getXml();

*/
?>  

 

havn't had a chance to play with it yet though.