[PHP - Snippet] Read XML

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Filip
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[PHP - Snippet] Read XML
Filip
Hello,

Another code snippet from me. This code will read elements from xml structured files. This can be used to grab info from site's API,

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<?php 
$doc = new DOMDocument(); 
$doc->load( 'employees.xml' ); 
   
$employees = $doc->getElementsByTagName( "employee" ); 
foreach( $employees as $employee ) 
{ 
  $names = $employee->getElementsByTagName( "name" ); 
  $name = $names->item(0)->nodeValue; 
   
  $ages= $employee->getElementsByTagName( "age" ); 
  $age= $ages->item(0)->nodeValue; 
   
  $salaries = $employee->getElementsByTagName( "salary" ); 
  $salary = $salaries->item(0)->nodeValue; 
   
  echo "<b>$name - $age - $salary\n</b><br>"; 
  } 
?>
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Re: [PHP - Snippet] Read XML
benji_19994
Just asking would it be better to use DOM or simplexml ?
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