Save a copy for an xml document in PHP

Description

The following code shows how to save a copy for an xml document.

Example


<?php/*from  ww  w  . jav a2 s.c  om*/
$xml = simplexml_load_file('test.xml');
if ($xml->asXML('test_copy.xml')) {
  echo 'XML saved';
} else {
  echo 'Could not save XML';
}
?>

The following code is for test.xml.


<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<inventory>/*from w w  w .  j  av a  2 s  .c  o m*/
  <book isbn13='1'>
    <title>PHP</title>
  <author>Jack</author>
  <publisher>Publisher 1</publisher>
  <description>PHP Book</description>
  </book>
  <book isbn13='2'>
    <title>XML</title>
  <author>Jane</author>
  <publisher>Publisher 2</publisher>
  <description>XML Book</description>
  </book>
</inventory>

The code above generates the following result.





















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