This code shows how to parse XML file in easy way using PHP.

gistfile1.php

    <?php
/* Source: http://www.apphp.com/index.php?snippet=php-parsing-xml-file */
    // this is a sample xml string
    $xml_string="<?xml version='1.0'?>
    <text>
       <article id='Article1'>
           <title>Title 1</title>
           <content>..text here..</content>
       </article>
       <article id='Article2'>
           <title>Title 2</title>
           <content>..text here..</content>
       </article>
    </text>";
     
    // load this xml string using simplexml function
    $xml = simplexml_load_string($xml_string);
     
    // loop through the each node
    foreach($xml->article as $key){
       // attribute are accessted by
       echo $key['id'].' ';
       // node are accessted by -> operator
       echo $key->title.' ';
       echo $key->content.'<br />';
    }
    ?>