PHP XMLParser

PHP XMLParser is the easy way to convert XML file to associative array. Following example converts XML elements to its associative array prints all elements of Array.

(file.xml)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<list>
  <item type="Language">
     <name>PHP</name>
     <link>www.php.net</link>
  </item>
  <item type="Database">
    <name>Java</name>
    <link>www.oracle.com/br/technologies/java/‎</link>
  </item>
 </list>

<?php

$xml = simplexml_load_file("file.xml");
 $output = [];
  foreach($xml->children() as $model=>$child) {
    $role = $child->attributes();
      foreach($child as $key => $value) {
         $output[$model][$role.""][$key] = $value."";
      }
  }
 echo "<pre>";
 print_r($output);

?>

Output:

Array
(
    [item] => Array
        (
            [Language] => Array
                (
                    [name] => PHP
                    [link] => www.php.net
                )

            [Database] => Array
                (
                    [name] => Java
                    [link] => www.oracle.com/br/technologies/java/‎
                )

        )

)