adding data to xml using php

Question

have a form that a name has been entered and need to add it to xml file.

index.html

<form name="form" action="insert.php" method="post"> 

<label for="name">Name:</label> <br />  
<input type="text" name="name" id="name" /> <br />

<button type="submit" id="button">Submit</button> 
<br />
<span id="validate"></span>
</form>

insert.php

    header('Location:index.php'); 

$xmldoc = new DOMDocument(); 
$xmldoc->load('recentUploads.xml'); 

$Name = $_POST['name']; 

$root = $xmldoc->firstChild;

$fileName = $xmldoc->createElement('name'); 

$root->appendChild($fileName); 

$newText1 = $xmldoc->createTextNode($Name);

$fileName->appendChild($newText1); 

$xmldoc->save('recentUploads.xml');

but i can not add anything to the xml file?

Help!

You're already adding, you're just missing the final DOMDocument::save — Yoshi
– Yoshi, Commented Jun 29, 2011 at 14:42

Oswald · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-29 14:44:12Z

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You are placing a lot of burden on poor variable $fileName:

$fileName = $_POST['name']; 
$fileName = $xmldoc-> createElement('name');

On the other hand, $Name is not defined when you use it in line

$newText1 = $xmldoc->createTextNode($Name);

Me thinks these two incidents are related and one $fileName should actually be a $Name.

answered Jun 29, 2011 at 14:44

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Drazisil · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-29 14:44:44Z

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http://www.php.net/manual/en/domdocument.save.php

Are you remembering to save() it back?

I don't see that in your example code...

answered Jun 29, 2011 at 14:44

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pb149 · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-29 14:46:03Z

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Do you need to call $xmldoc->saveXML();?

answered Jun 29, 2011 at 14:46

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Drazisil Over a year ago

saveXML() returns a string. I assume the poster is looking to save it back to the file, so it would be the $xmldoc->save() method.

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