<?php
function xml2array($contents, $get_attributes = 1, $priority = 'tag') {
  if (!$contents) return array();
  if (!function_exists('xml_parser_create')) {
    // print "'xml_parser_create()' function not found!";
    return array();
  }
  // Get the XML parser of PHP - PHP must have this module for the parser to work
  $parser = xml_parser_create('');
  xml_parser_set_option($parser, XML_OPTION_TARGET_ENCODING, "UTF-8"); // http://minutillo.com/steve/weblog/2004/6/17/php-xml-and-character-encodings-a-tale-of-sadness-rage-and-data-loss
  xml_parser_set_option($parser, XML_OPTION_CASE_FOLDING, 0);
  xml_parser_set_option($parser, XML_OPTION_SKIP_WHITE, 1);
  xml_parse_into_struct($parser, trim($contents), $xml_values);
  xml_parser_free($parser);
  if (!$xml_values) return; //Hmm...
  // Initializations
  $xml_array = array();
  $parents = array();
  $opened_tags = array();
  $arr = array();
  $current = &$xml_array; //Refference
  // Go through the tags.
  $repeated_tag_index = array(); //Multiple tags with same name will be turned into an array
  foreach($xml_values as $data) {
    unset($attributes, $value); //Remove existing values, or there will be trouble
    // This command will extract these variables into the foreach scope
    // tag(string), type(string), level(int), attributes(array).
    extract($data); //We could use the array by itself, but this cooler.
    $result = array();
    $attributes_data = array();
    if (isset($value)) {
      if ($priority == 'tag') $result = $value;
      else $result['value'] = $value; //Put the value in a assoc array if we are in the 'Attribute' mode
    }

This is a class library that can convert between XML and data formats. Friends who need it can download and use it.

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