<?xml version="1.0"?>
<moldb>
<molecule>
<name>Alanine</name>
<symbol>ala</symbol>
<code>A</code>
<type>hydrophobic</type>
</molecule>
<molecule>
<name>Lysine</name>
<symbol>lys</symbol>
<code>K</code>
<type>charged</type>
</molecule>
</moldb>
<?php
$obj = simplexml_load_file('moldb.xml');
print_r( $obj );
[root@zetawiki ~]# php read_xml_file.php
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[molecule] => Array
(
[0] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[name] => Alanine
[symbol] => ala
[code] => A
[type] => hydrophobic
)
[1] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[name] => Lysine
[symbol] => lys
[code] => K
[type] => charged
)
)
)