Reading XML with PHP - Attribute Issue - php

Question

I have the below XML sample file which I am trying to display using PHP:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<BroadcastData creationDate="20140326085217">
<ScheduleData>
<ChannelPeriod beginTime="20140326090000" endTime="20140402044500">
<ChannelId>Rai Uno</ChannelId>
<Event beginTime="20140326090000" duration="1800">
<EventId>260852180006</EventId>
<EventType>P</EventType>
<EpgProduction>
<EpgText language="eng">
<Name>Unomattina storie vere</Name>
</EpgText>
</EpgProduction>
</Event>
<Event beginTime="20140326093000" duration="1500">
<EventId>260852180007</EventId>
<EventType>P</EventType>
<EpgProduction>
<EpgText language="eng">
<Name>Unomattina Verde</Name>
</EpgText>
</EpgProduction>
</Event>
The below is the PHP code to parse the XML:
// Create connection
$con=mysqli_connect("localhost","test","test","epg");
// Check connection
if (mysqli_connect_errno())
{
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
}
$completeurl ='test.xml';
$doc = simplexml_load_file($completeurl);
foreach ($doc->ScheduleData->ChannelPeriod as $channelPeriod) {
$channelId = $channelPeriod->ChannelId;
foreach ($channelPeriod->Event as $event) {
$beginTime = $event->['beginTime'];
foreach ($channelPeriod->Event as $name) {
$programName = $name->EpgProduction->EpgText->Name;
printf('<p>Channel: %s<br />Begin Time: %s<br />Program Name: %s</p>', $channelId, $beginTime, $programName);
}
}
}
?>
For some reason the loop to show the attribute begin time is being shown repetitively for every name, the is a sample which I have when I execute the script:
Channel: Rai Uno
Begin Time: 260852180006
Program Name: Unomattina storie vere
Channel: Rai Uno
Begin Time: 260852180006
Program Name: Unomattina Verde
As you can see above the Begin time is repeated and not matching with the xml file.

Answer 1

Try like that:
foreach ( $doc->ScheduleData->ChannelPeriod as $channelPeriod )
{
$channelId = $channelPeriod->ChannelId;
foreach ( $channelPeriod->Event as $event )
{
$beginTime = $event['beginTime'];
$programName = $event->EpgProduction->EpgText->Name;
printf( '<p>Channel: %s<br />Begin Time: %s<br />Program Name: %s</p>', $channelId, $beginTime, $programName );
}
}
It outputs:
Channel: Rai Uno
Begin Time: 20140326090000
Program Name: Unomattina storie vere
Channel: Rai Uno
Begin Time: 20140326093000
Program Name: Unomattina Verde
Also, your xml should look like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<BroadcastData creationDate="20140326085217">
<ScheduleData>
<ChannelPeriod beginTime="20140326090000" endTime="20140402044500">
<ChannelId>Rai Uno</ChannelId>
<Event beginTime="20140326090000" duration="1800">
<EventId>260852180006</EventId>
<EventType>P</EventType>
<EpgProduction>
<EpgText language="eng">
<Name>Unomattina storie vere</Name>
</EpgText>
</EpgProduction>
</Event>
<Event beginTime="20140326093000" duration="1500">
<EventId>260852180007</EventId>
<EventType>P</EventType>
<EpgProduction>
<EpgText language="eng">
<Name>Unomattina Verde</Name>
</EpgText>
</EpgProduction>
</Event>
</ChannelPeriod>
</ScheduleData>
</BroadcastData>