PHP script to convert XML to HTML

aufkes · 08-21-2004, 01:04 PM

Hi folks,
I have two questions.

I'm looking for a PHP script to convet a XML file to a HTML file on the fly. Do you know where I can find this?.

On the other hand, I create a PDF file using PHP. When the PDF is open on a new web browser, and after a delay of 1 minute, the PDF file must be delete from the server directory. I've try with this PHP instructions:

sleep(60);
unlink("$result"); -->where $result has the link to the pdf file.

but something is worng because I can open the file before delete it (of course). Any ideas.

Thank

mordred · 08-21-2004, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aufkes

I'm looking for a PHP script to convet a XML file to a HTML file on the fly. Do you know where I can find this?.

There is no script that can convert any XML file to a HTML file, because the script can't figure out for each and every XML file what and how it should convert it. You'll have to build your own routine that transforms the XML file by help of SAX, DOM or XSLT. If you tell us what kind of XML file it is, there may be a premade PHP script to do the conversion. But a general transformer does not exist.

achintya · 11-05-2012, 07:02 AM

Hi Guys

I have the following xml generated from flash editor:

Quote:

<element>
<position>
<X>360</X>
<Y>1807</Y>
<width>600</width>
<height>325</height>
</position>
<content><![CDATA[Jacob OramLorem ipsumLorem ipsumxyz@example.com1800-000-0000 (000)1800-800-8000www.example.com5000 Lorem ipsumundefinedLorem ipsumLorem ipsum 97035]]></content>
<type>text</type>
</element>
<element>
<position>
<X>126</X>
<Y>1819</Y>
<width>200</width>
<height>300</height>
</position>
<content><![CDATA[full-image-path]></content>
<type>picture</type>
</element>
<element>
<position>
<X>1446</X>
<Y>1971</Y>
<width>150</width>
<height>150</height>
</position>
<content><![CDATA[full-image-path]></content>
<type>picture</type>
</element>
<element>
<position>
<X>1361</X>
<Y>2066</Y>
<width>50</width>
<height>57</height>
</position>
<content><![CDATA[full-image-path]></content>
<type>picture</type>
</element>
<element>
<position>
<X>360</X>
<Y>838</Y>
<width>1100</width>
<height>800</height>
</position>
<content><![CDATA[Lorem,It's great to see your lips are normal again! I just wanted to say thanks! Now if you could just take care of that wart, everything will be great!]]></content>
<type>text</type>
</element>

Can you please help me get a html content from the above xml using php?

Thanks in advance.

Fou-Lu · 11-05-2012, 07:42 PM

A little ancient of a thread to dig up.
There is no methodology to convert direct XML into HTML. That is why there are XSLT's and DOCTypes. Use an XSLT to convert it at the client level, or run the XSL through the XSLTProcessor object to apply it to the DOMDocument of the XML.