(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0)
domxml_open_file — Creates a DOM object from an XML file
The function parses the XML document in the given file.
The path to the XML file. The file is accessed in read-only mode.
This optional parameter can be used to change the behavior of this function.
You can use one of the following constants for it: DOMXML_LOAD_PARSING (default), DOMXML_LOAD_VALIDATING or DOMXML_LOAD_RECOVERING. You can add to it also DOMXML_LOAD_DONT_KEEP_BLANKS, DOMXML_LOAD_SUBSTITUTE_ENTITIES and DOMXML_LOAD_COMPLETE_ATTRS by bitwise or.
If used, it will contain the error messages. error must be passed in by reference.
Returns a DomDocument instance of the given file.
Example #1 Opening an XML document from a file
<?php
if (!$dom = domxml_open_file("example.xml")) {
echo "Error while parsing the document\n";
exit;
}
$root = $dom->document_element();
?>
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 4.3.0 | The parameters mode and error were added. |