How to delete xml node using php


Create delete.php file and add the following code
<?php
function delete_book_id($id, $filename = 'loaned.xml')
{
$data = simplexml_load_file($filename);
for($i = 0, $length = count($data->resource->book); $i < $length; $i++)
    {
    if($data->resource->book[$i]->ID == $id)
        {
        unset($data->resource->book[$i]);
        break;
        }
    }
    file_put_contents($filename, $data->saveXML());
    echo $deletingbook." Deleted !!!";
}
//SAMPLE USAGE
$deletingbook = $_GET['bid'];

delete_book_id ($deletingbook);
 header("Location: {$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']}");

//delete_book_id('Book 1');
?>

Comments

Anonymous said…
Is there any way to delete the node using a unique xml filename?

Example: $filename = "xml/$title.xml";

I can't seem to get it to work on my server and keep getting 500 internal errors. Any help would be appreciated. This is exactly what I was looking for in tutorials so thank you!
June 4, 2013 at 12:49 PM
Anonymous said…
Is there any way to delete with a dynamic file name?

Example: I want to use $filename = "xml/$title.xml"; and keep getting 500 internal errors.

Thank you for this tutorial because it's exactly what I needed for a project I am working on. Just trying to get it working with some of my dynamic elements. Thanks in advance.
June 4, 2013 at 12:50 PM
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