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: Hi all,
I have a form where you can add an activity and using php dom insert it into a xml file.
The code below is not working, it does not insert the information in the xml file and I don't konw why.
Thanks for your help!
I have a form where you can add an activity and using php dom insert it into a xml file.
The code below is not working, it does not insert the information in the xml file and I don't konw why.
Thanks for your help!
Code:
/// the xml file ///
<list>
<activity>swimming</activity>
<activity>running</activity>
<list>
///// index.php /////
<?php
echo"
<html>
<head><title>test</title></head>
</head>
";
$xmldoc = new DOMDocument();
$xmldoc->load('sample.xml', LIBXML_NOBLANKS);
$activities = $xmldoc->firstChild->firstChild;
if($activities!=null){
while($activities!=null){
echo $activities->textContent.'<br/>';
$activities = $activities->nextSibling;
}
}
echo" <body>
<form name='input' action='insert.php' method='post'>
Insert activity:
<input type='text' name='activity'/>
<input type='submit' value='send'/>
</form>
</body>
</html
";
?>
////// insert.php //////////
<?php
header('Location:index.php');
$xmldoc = new DOMDocument();
$xmldoc->load('sample.xml');
$newAct = $_POST['activity'];
$root = $xmldoc->firstChild;
$newElement = $xmldoc->createElement('activity');
$root->appendChild($newElement);
$newText = $xmldoc->createTextNode($newAct);
$newElement->appendChild($newText);
$xmldoc->save('sample.xml');
?>
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