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create an xml file using php

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">

   <url>

      <loc>http://www.example.com/</loc>

      <lastmod>2005-01-01</lastmod>

   </url>

   <url>

      <loc>http://www.example.com/catalog?item=12&amp;desc=vacation_hawaii</loc>

      <lastmod>2004-12-23</lastmod>

   </url>

   <url>

      <loc>http://www.example.com/catalog?item=73&amp;desc=vacation_new_zealand</loc>

      <lastmod>2004-12-23</lastmod>

   </url>

   <url>

      <loc>http://www.example.com/catalog?item=74&amp;desc=vacation_newfoundland</loc>

      <lastmod>2004-12-23T18:00:15+00:00</lastmod>

   </url>

   <url>

      <loc>http://www.example.com/catalog?item=83&amp;desc=vacation_usa</loc>

      <lastmod>2004-11-23</lastmod>

   </url>

</urlset>

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input is a an array of urls
http://www.example.com/
http://www.example.com/catalog?item=12&desc=vacation_hawaii
http://www.example.com/catalog?item=73&desc=vacation_new_zealand
http://www.example.com/catalog?item=74&desc=vacation_newfoundland
http://www.example.com/catalog?item=83&desc=vacation_usa

output is xml file

lastmod node can be current time

Ray Paseur

What is the question? XML files are strings of data. PHP string variables can have variable substitution.

rgb192

ASKER

I want the xml file in the code block to be the output

created by php
with the php input an array of urls
http://www.example.com/
http://www.example.com/catalog?item=12&desc=vacation_hawaii
http://www.example.com/catalog?item=73&desc=vacation_new_zealand
http://www.example.com/catalog?item=74&desc=vacation_newfoundland
http://www.example.com/catalog?item=83&desc=vacation_usa

Ray Paseur

OK, from an array to XML is easy enough. Where would we get the information shown in the <lastmod> tag? Once we have that, I can show you how to build this.

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rgb192

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thanks

and
date() will always have todays date in the xml file

thanks