Easily convert valid xml to a php array.

Installation

Install via composer:

composer require plustime-it/xml-to-array

Quick start

Using the class

use PlusTimeIT\XmlToArray\XmlToArray;

$xml = <<<XML
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<request>
    <carrier>fedex</carrier>
    <id>123</id>
    <tracking_number>9205590164917312751089</tracking_number>
</request>
XML;

$array = XmlToArray::convert($xml);

// $array is:
[
	'carrier' => 'fedex',
	'id' => '123',
	'tracking_number' => '9205590164917312751089'
];

Using the global helper

$xml = <<<XML
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<request>
    <carrier>fedex</carrier>
    <id>123</id>
    <tracking_number>9205590164917312751089</tracking_number>
</request>
XML;

$array = xml_to_array($xml);

// $array is:
[
	'carrier' => 'fedex',
	'id' => '123',
	'tracking_number' => '9205590164917312751089'
];

Helpers, methods, and arguments

Static method

XmlToArray::convert($xml, $outputRoot = false)

The $outputRoot determines whether or not the php array will have a @root key. Default is false.

Helper

xml_to_array($xml, $outputRoot = false)

Arguments are identical to XmlToArray::convert method.

Purpose

XML has always been a challenge to work with in PHP compared to other data formats, such as JSON. This package aims to make integrating with XML files or api requests significantly easier. With this package, you might actually like interfacing with XML in your application now.

Credits

This package was originally created and maintained by Mark Townsend, as at 26/03/2023 there was no Laravel 9 compatibility and this update aims to fix that.

• Mark Townsend
• Adrien aka Gaarf
• PlusTimeIT
• All Contributors

Testing

You can run the tests with:

./vendor/bin/phpunit

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.