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# simplexml_load_file

(PHP 5)

simplexml_load_file -- Interprets an XML file into an object

## Description

object simplexml_load_file ( string filename [, string class_name])

This function will convert the well-formed XML document in the file specified by filename to an object of class SimpleXMLElement. If any errors occur during file access or interpretation, the function returns `FALSE`.

Example 1. Interpret an XML document

`<?php // The file test.xml contains an XML document with a root element // and at least an element /[root]/title. if (file_exists('test.xml')) { $xml = simplexml_load_file('test.xml'); var_dump($xml); } else { exit('Failed to open test.xml.'); } ?>`

This script will display, on success:

    SimpleXMLElement Object
    (
      [title] => Example Title
      ...
    )

At this point, you can go about using $xml->title and any other elements.

See also: simplexml_load_string()

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