PHP - Simple Import XML File

Submitted by razormist on Friday, July 12, 2019 - 18:15.
In this tutorial we will create a Simple Import XML File using PHP. This code can import XML file to a data table when user upload the xml file. The code use simplexml_load_file to load a block of data from the uploaded xml file in order to view as a readable table format. This is a user-friendly kind of program feel free to modify it. We will be using XML as a markup language that utilize in php as a HTML data. It is designed to store and transport data that can be manipulated within the local server.

Getting Started:

First you have to download & install XAMPP or any local server that run PHP scripts. Here's the link for XAMPP server https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html. And, this is the link for the bootstrap that i used for the layout design https://getbootstrap.com/.

Creating The Interface

This is where we will create a simple form for our application. To create the forms simply copy and write it into your text editor, then save it as index.php. 
  1. <!DOCTYPE html>
  2. <html lang="en">
  3. 	<head>
  4. 		<meta charset="UTF-8" name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
  5. 		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/bootstrap.css"/>
  6. 	</head>
  7. <body>
  8. 	<nav class="navbar navbar-default">
  9. 		<div class="container-fluid">
  10. 			<a class="navbar-brand" href = "https://sourcecodester.com">Sourcecodester</a>
  11. 		</div>
  12. 	</nav>
  13. 	<div class="col-md-3"></div>
  14. 	<div class="col-md-6 well">
  15. 		<h3 class="text-primary">PHP - Simple Import XML File</h3>
  16. 		<hr style="border-top:1px dotted #000;" />
  17. 		<div class="col-md-4">
  18. 			<form method="POST" action="" enctype="multipart/form-data">
  19. 				<h5>Upload XML here</h5>
  20. 				<input type="file" name="file"/>
  21. 				<br />
  22. 				<center><button name="import" class="btn btn-primary">Import</button></center>
  23. 			</form>
  24. 		</div>
  25. 		<div class="col-md-8">
  26. 			<?php include'import.php'?>
  27. 		</div>
  28. 	</div>
  29. </body>
  30. </html>

Creating the Main Function

This code contains the main function of the application. This code will upload and display a xml data when the button is clicked. To make this just copy and write these block of codes below inside the text editor, then save it as import.php. 
  1. <?php
  2. 	if(ISSET($_POST['import'])){
  3. 		$file_name=$_FILES['file']['name'];
  4. 		$exp=explode('.', $file_name);
  5. 		$name=end($exp);
  6.  
  7. 		if($name=="xml"){
  8. ?>
  9. 	<table class="table table-bordered" >	
  10. 		<thead class="alert-info">
  11. 			<tr>
  12. 				<th>Firstname</th>
  13. 				<th>Lastname</th>
  14. 				<th>Address</th>
  15. 			</tr>
  16. 		</thead>
  17.  
  18. 		<tbody>
  19.  
  20. 			<?php
  21. 				$xml = simplexml_load_file(''.$file_name);
  22. 				foreach($xml->member as $member){
  23. 					echo '
  24. 						<tr>
  25. 							<td>'.$member->firstname.'</td>
  26. 							<td>'.$member->lastname.'</td>
  27. 							<td>'.$member->address.'</td>
  28. 						</tr>
  29. 					';
  30. 				}
  31. 			?>
  32. 		</tbody>
  33. 	</table>
  34. <?php
  35. 		}else{
  36. 			echo"<script>alert('Please upload xml file only')</script>";
  37. 		}
  38. 	}else{
  39. ?>
  40. 	<table class="table table-bordered" >	
  41. 		<thead class="alert-info">
  42. 			<tr>
  43. 				<th>Firstname</th>
  44. 				<th>Lastname</th>
  45. 				<th>Address</th>
  46. 			</tr>
  47. 		</thead>
  48.  
  49. 		<tbody>
  50. 			<td></td>
  51. 			<td></td>
  52. 			<td></td>
  53. 		</tbody>
  54. 	</table>
  55. <?php
  56. 	}
  57. ?>
There you have it we successfully created Simple Import XML File using PHP. I hope that this simple tutorial help you to what you are looking for. For more updates and tutorials just kindly visit this site. Enjoy Coding!

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