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Asked: 2026-05-13T16:54:25+00:00

I have a basic XML file that I load in my PHP using $xml

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I have a basic XML file that I load in my PHP using 

$xml = simplexml_load_file("file.xml");

I want to be able to access my data using syntax something similar to:

$xml[0]['from'];
$xml['note']['from'];
$xml['from']['email'];

I know I can access the data using this:

foreach($xml->children() as $child) {
    echo $child->getName() . ": " . $child . "<br />";
}

However, this is NOT a preferred method, and I would like to use syntax similar to multidimensional arrays.

Using APIs from many different websites, this is generally how I would access XML, however, I can’t seem to do it with my own using simplexml_load_file("file.xml");

I know this is very simple but is there something I’m missing? Please help! Thanks in advance

XML File:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>
    <name>Jani</name>
    <email>email@email.com</email>
</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>
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  1. Editorial Team

    i think its not a perfect solution for you but it might help you for your problem.

    XML FILE:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>
    <name>Jani</name>
    <email>email@email.com</email>
</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>

    PHP FILE:

    <?php 
    $xml = simplexml_load_file("new.xml");  

    $webroot="http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']."/";
    $doc = new DOMDocument();

    $doc->load( $webroot.'/new.xml' );

    $note = $doc->getElementsByTagName( "note" );
    $final_arr = array();
    $i=0;
    foreach($note as $note)
    {
        $to = $note->getElementsByTagName( "to" );
        $to = $to->item(0)->nodeValue;
        $final_arr[$i]['to'] = $to;

        $from = $note->getElementsByTagName( "from" );
        foreach($from as $from)
        {
            $name = $from->getElementsByTagName( "name" );
            $name = $name->item(0)->nodeValue;
            $final_arr[$i]['from']['name'] = $name;
            $email = $from->getElementsByTagName( "email" );
            $email = $email->item(0)->nodeValue;
            $final_arr[$i]['from']['email'] = $email;
        }


        $heading = $note->getElementsByTagName( "heading" );
        $heading = $heading->item(0)->nodeValue;
        $final_arr[$i]['heading'] = $heading;

        $body = $note->getElementsByTagName( "body" );
        $body = $body->item(0)->nodeValue;
        $final_arr[$i]['body'] = $body;
        $i++;
    }

    echo "<pre>";
    print_r($final_arr);
    echo "</pre>";
?>

    hope this works for you.

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