XML Config File Generator with PHP
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007Although this version may be an interesting study, you should check the new version instead. XML Generator 2.0 is easier and more powerful than the version presented in this post. Check it by clicking here.
This morning a friend of mine came to me asking for a script to automatically generate an XML config file. He needed a script to read directories of images and build an XML file for each one to use along his Flash gallery. It would save him a lot of time so I decided to write one specially for him. Then I realized that creating this type of XML file is a common task that many of us need to do at least once in a lifetime. Who never needed to create an XML for an image gallery or for a music player?
With this assumption in mind I decided to write a little more generic script. However, it’s still limited to the purpose of reading directories of one level only and for tags without attributes. In this post I’ll explain how you can use the XML generator script. I’ll not explain the code in details because I believe the source code is pretty well documented but if you have any doubt about it, please feel free to leave a message. I’ll be glad to help.