Comments on: How can I take user input and save it to an XML file in PHP? http://www.learnxmlws.com/how-can-i-take-user-input-and-save-it-to-an-xml-file-in-php/ Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: Eric http://www.learnxmlws.com/how-can-i-take-user-input-and-save-it-to-an-xml-file-in-php/#comment-78 Eric Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:36:09 +0000 http://www.learnxmlws.com/how-can-i-take-user-input-and-save-it-to-an-xml-file-in-php/#comment-78 First, make a submit button to your website: <input type="submit" value="create xml"> Second, add code like this to the top of the website to grab submissions. <?php if (isset($_GET['value1']) && isset($_GET['value2'])) { $xmlstring = "<blah><value1>" + $_GET['value1'] + "</value1><value2>" + isset($_GET['value2']) + "</value2></blah>" $myFile = "test.xml"; $filestream = fopen($myFile, 'w'); fwrite($filestream, $xmlstring); exit(1); } ?> First, make a submit button to your website:
<input type="submit" value="create xml">

Second, add code like this to the top of the website to grab submissions.
<?php
if (isset($_GET['value1']) && isset($_GET['value2']))
{
$xmlstring = "<blah><value1>" + $_GET['value1'] + "</value1><value2>" + isset($_GET['value2']) + "</value2></blah>"

$myFile = "test.xml";
$filestream = fopen($myFile, ‘w’);
fwrite($filestream, $xmlstring);
exit(1);
}
?>

]]> By: snabby http://www.learnxmlws.com/how-can-i-take-user-input-and-save-it-to-an-xml-file-in-php/#comment-79 snabby Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:36:09 +0000 http://www.learnxmlws.com/how-can-i-take-user-input-and-save-it-to-an-xml-file-in-php/#comment-79 http://simonwillison.net/2003/Apr/29/xmlWriter/ http://simonwillison.net/2003/Apr/29/xmlWriter/

]]> By: DouglasHolt http://www.learnxmlws.com/how-can-i-take-user-input-and-save-it-to-an-xml-file-in-php/#comment-80 DouglasHolt Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:36:09 +0000 http://www.learnxmlws.com/how-can-i-take-user-input-and-save-it-to-an-xml-file-in-php/#comment-80 There's a great answer for this over on Experts Exchange. http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web_Development/Web_Languages-Standards/PHP/PHP_Databases/Q_23299970.html In short you will use fwrite() command to write the data to an xml file with the post values received from your form. There’s a great answer for this over on Experts Exchange.

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web_Development/Web_Languages-Standards/PHP/PHP_Databases/Q_23299970.html

In short you will use fwrite() command to write the data to an xml file with the post values received from your form.

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