open('test.xml'); while($xmlReader->read()) { if($xmlReader->nodeType == XMLReader::ELEMENT) { if($xmlReader->localName == 'book') { $bookList[$i]['book_isbn'] = $xmlReader->getAttribute('isbn'); } if($xmlReader->localName == 'name') { // move to its textnode / child $xmlReader->read(); $bookList[$i]['name'] = $xmlReader->value; } if($xmlReader->localName == 'info') { // move to its textnode / child $xmlReader->read(); $bookList[$i]['info'] = $xmlReader->value; $i++; } } } echo '

';
var_dump($bookList);
echo '

'; ?>