PHP - Function Simplexml Load File

Syntax

simplexml_load_file(file,classname,options,ns,is_prefix);

It used to converts simple xml file into a SimpleXMLElement object.

It returns a SimpleXMLElement object on success or false on failure

Sr.No	Parameters & Description
1	file It is used to specifies the path to the xml file
2	classname It is used to specifies the class of new object
3	ns It is used to specifies a namespace prefix or URI
4	is_prefix It is used to specifies boolean value if result is true than ns is prefix or else gives a result as false

Try out the following example

<?php
   $xml = simplexml_load_file("sample.xml");
   print_r($xml);
?>

This will produce following result −

SimpleXMLElement Object ( [to] => gopal [from] => CEO [heading] => Reminder [body] => Don't forget to send a file to me )

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