[SOLVED] XML PARSING.

[atlanta]

Hi, Not to good with xml parsing so needed a little help.

ok here we go..

i have this xml file

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?> 
- <mixtape Title="Crack RNB Vol 3" Artist="Various Artists" Artwork="http://www.domain.com/images/" Tracks="21" Rating="4" Listens="6,422">
  <track id="238969" position="1" title="T.i.+ft.+tiny+-+lately" file="01-TI-ft-Tiny---Lately.mp3" length="235.55" /> 
  <track id="238970" position="2" title="Ntl+-+jump+jump" file="02-NTL---Jump-Jump.mp3" length="240.2" /> 
  <track id="238971" position="3" title="Jordin+sparks+ft.+chris+brown+-+no+air" file="03-Jordin-Sparks-ft-Chris-Brown---No-Air.mp3" length="248.53" /> 
  <track id="238972" position="4" title="Kyonte+-+99" file="04-Kyonte---99.mp3" length="215.64" /> 
  <track id="238973" position="5" title="Ne-yo+-+dream" file="05-Ne-Yo---Dream.mp3" length="189.26" /> 
  <track id="238974" position="6" title="One+chance+-+one+girl" file="06-One-Chance---One-Girl.mp3" length="231.97" /> 
  <track id="238975" position="7" title="Chris+brown+-+dying" file="07-Chris-Brown---Dying.mp3" length="110.42" /> 
  <track id="238976" position="8" title="Issa+ft.+trina+-+boss+lady" file="08-Issa-ft-Trina---Boss-Lady.mp3" length="244.85" /> 
  <track id="238977" position="9" title="Lyfe+jennings+-+never+never+land" file="09-Lyfe-Jennings---Never-Never-Land.mp3" length="232.91" /> 
  <track id="238978" position="10" title="Akon+ft.+40+glocc+-+borrow+u" file="10-Akon-ft-40-Glocc---Borrow-U.mp3" length="243.62" /> 
  <track id="238979" position="11" title="Lil+mama+ft.+t-pain+%26+chris+brown+-+shawty+get+loose+%28official+remix%29" file="11-Lil-Mama-ft-T-Pain-amp-Chris-Brown---Shawty-Get.mp3" length="201.95" /> 
  <track id="238980" position="12" title="Slim+%28of+112%29+ft.+pitbull+-+i+ain%27t+scared" file="12-Slim-of-112-ft-Pitbull---I-Aint-Scared.mp3" length="288.44" /> 
  <track id="238981" position="13" title="Lil+eddie+ft.+defy+-+easier+to+stay" file="13-Lil-Eddie-ft-Defy---Easier-To-Stay.mp3" length="201.72" /> 
  <track id="238982" position="14" title="Uness+-+taste+your+heartbeat" file="14-Uness---Taste-Your-Heartbeat.mp3" length="180.74" /> 
  <track id="238983" position="15" title="Razah+-+club+hobbing" file="15-Razah---Club-Hobbing.mp3" length="219.56" /> 
  <track id="238984" position="16" title="Cheri+dennis+-+flow+wit+me" file="16-Cheri-Dennis---Flow-Wit-Me.mp3" length="170.29" /> 
  <track id="238985" position="17" title="Lisha+ft.+scola+%28of+dru+hill%29+-+i+got+you" file="17-Lisha-ft-Scola-of-Dru-Hill---I-Got-You.mp3" length="197.15" /> 
  <track id="238986" position="18" title="Tiffany+evans+ft.+bow+wow+-+i%27m+grown" file="18-Tiffany-Evans-ft-Bow-Wow---Im-Grown.mp3" length="197.77" /> 
  <track id="238987" position="19" title="Ray+l+-+all+i+want+is+her" file="19-Ray-L---All-I-Want-Is-Her.mp3" length="189.68" /> 
  <track id="238988" position="20" title="Joelle+-+drop+her+off" file="20-Joelle---Drop-Her-Off.mp3" length="176.51" /> 
  <track id="238989" position="21" title="Deepside+ft.+dre+-+feelin+like+a+pimp" file="21-Deepside-ft-Dre---Feelin-Like-A-Pimp.mp3" length="209.95" /> 
  </mixtape>

 

Ok i want the xml to parse each track line and extract the data from tite= and file=..

 

if anyone code point me towards a good tut or help me out a little thanks

[sKunKbad]

it really depends on what version of php you are running.

[sKunKbad]

If you go to :

http://www.criticaldevelopment.net/xml/doc.php

and download the php4 parser class, and name it parser.php

 

then you can save your xml file with the name tape.xml. I had to clean up your XML to get it to work:

 

tape.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?>
  <mixtape Title="Crack RNB Vol 3" Artist="Various Artists" Artwork="http://www.domain.com/images/" Tracks="21" Rating="4" Listens="6,422">
  <track id="238969" position="1" title="T.i.+ft.+tiny+-+lately" file="01-TI-ft-Tiny---Lately.mp3" length="235.55" /> 
  <track id="238970" position="2" title="Ntl+-+jump+jump" file="02-NTL---Jump-Jump.mp3" length="240.2" /> 
  <track id="238971" position="3" title="Jordin+sparks+ft.+chris+brown+-+no+air" file="03-Jordin-Sparks-ft-Chris-Brown---No-Air.mp3" length="248.53" /> 
  <track id="238972" position="4" title="Kyonte+-+99" file="04-Kyonte---99.mp3" length="215.64" /> 
  <track id="238973" position="5" title="Ne-yo+-+dream" file="05-Ne-Yo---Dream.mp3" length="189.26" /> 
  <track id="238974" position="6" title="One+chance+-+one+girl" file="06-One-Chance---One-Girl.mp3" length="231.97" /> 
  <track id="238975" position="7" title="Chris+brown+-+dying" file="07-Chris-Brown---Dying.mp3" length="110.42" /> 
  <track id="238976" position="8" title="Issa+ft.+trina+-+boss+lady" file="08-Issa-ft-Trina---Boss-Lady.mp3" length="244.85" /> 
  <track id="238977" position="9" title="Lyfe+jennings+-+never+never+land" file="09-Lyfe-Jennings---Never-Never-Land.mp3" length="232.91" /> 
  <track id="238978" position="10" title="Akon+ft.+40+glocc+-+borrow+u" file="10-Akon-ft-40-Glocc---Borrow-U.mp3" length="243.62" /> 
  <track id="238979" position="11" title="Lil+mama+ft.+t-pain+%26+chris+brown+-+shawty+get+loose+%28official+remix%29" file="11-Lil-Mama-ft-T-Pain-amp-Chris-Brown---Shawty-Get.mp3" length="201.95" /> 
  <track id="238980" position="12" title="Slim+%28of+112%29+ft.+pitbull+-+i+ain%27t+scared" file="12-Slim-of-112-ft-Pitbull---I-Aint-Scared.mp3" length="288.44" /> 
  <track id="238981" position="13" title="Lil+eddie+ft.+defy+-+easier+to+stay" file="13-Lil-Eddie-ft-Defy---Easier-To-Stay.mp3" length="201.72" /> 
  <track id="238982" position="14" title="Uness+-+taste+your+heartbeat" file="14-Uness---Taste-Your-Heartbeat.mp3" length="180.74" /> 
  <track id="238983" position="15" title="Razah+-+club+hobbing" file="15-Razah---Club-Hobbing.mp3" length="219.56" /> 
  <track id="238984" position="16" title="Cheri+dennis+-+flow+wit+me" file="16-Cheri-Dennis---Flow-Wit-Me.mp3" length="170.29" /> 
  <track id="238985" position="17" title="Lisha+ft.+scola+%28of+dru+hill%29+-+i+got+you" file="17-Lisha-ft-Scola-of-Dru-Hill---I-Got-You.mp3" length="197.15" /> 
  <track id="238986" position="18" title="Tiffany+evans+ft.+bow+wow+-+i%27m+grown" file="18-Tiffany-Evans-ft-Bow-Wow---Im-Grown.mp3" length="197.77" /> 
  <track id="238987" position="19" title="Ray+l+-+all+i+want+is+her" file="19-Ray-L---All-I-Want-Is-Her.mp3" length="189.68" /> 
  <track id="238988" position="20" title="Joelle+-+drop+her+off" file="20-Joelle---Drop-Her-Off.mp3" length="176.51" /> 
  <track id="238989" position="21" title="Deepside+ft.+dre+-+feelin+like+a+pimp" file="21-Deepside-ft-Dre---Feelin-Like-A-Pimp.mp3" length="209.95" /> 
  </mixtape>

 

and then this was the php that parsed the titles like you wanted:

<?php
require "parser.php";
$xml = file_get_contents('tape.xml');
$parser = new XMLParser($xml);
$parser->Parse();
foreach($parser->document->tagChildren as $track){
$convert = get_object_vars($track);
echo $convert['tagAttrs']['title'];
echo "<br>";
}
?>

 

Its really pretty easy when you use a parser class. php5 has its own called simpleXML, but I did this up in case you have php4. It still works in php5.

[atlanta]

Thanks alot SkunkBad.. imma try your solution and see which one works faster i used this one that someone suggessted

 

<?php

$data = file_get_contents('data.xml');

$pattern = '#<track(?:.*?)title="(.*?)" file="(.*?)"(?:.*?)?/>#';

if(preg_match_all ($pattern, $data, $matches)){
  $count = count($matches[0])-1;
  for ($x = 0; $x <= $count; $x++) {
    echo '<b>Title:</b> '.$matches[1][$x].' - <b>File:</b> '.$matches[2][$x].'<br/>';
  }
}

?>