Discover how to create a DOM tree from scratch or modify an existing DOM tree using PHP 5.
by Octavia Andreea Anghel
June 3, 2009
he Document Object Model (DOM) is a W3C standard based on a set of interfaces that can be used to represent an XML (or HTML) document as a tree of objects. A DOM tree defines the logical structure of documents and controls the way you can access and manipulate those documents programmatically. Using the DOM, developers can create XML or HTML documents, navigate their structure, and add, modify, or delete elements and content. You can access the DOM from any programming language; this article uses the DOM extension for PHP 5, which is part of the PHP core, so you don't need to install anything extra.
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he Document Object Model (DOM) is a W3C standard based on a set of interfaces that can be used to represent an XML (or HTML) document as a tree of objects. A DOM tree defines the logical structure of documents and controls the way you can access and manipulate those documents programmatically. Using the DOM, developers can create XML or HTML documents, navigate their structure, and add, modify, or delete elements and content. You can access the DOM from any programming language; this article uses the DOM extension for PHP 5, which is part of the PHP core, so you don't need to install anything extra.
