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Site Index Generator Source Code

This page is generated by the software reading the menu.xml file and displaying the main heading items and descriptions from the file, showing each directory and links for all the sub items.

Part of siteIndex.php showing the php code:

<?php

// Load the xml menu file into simpleXML
$xml = simplexml_load_file("menu.xml");

// Loop through file
foreach($xml->menuItem as $item)
{
    // Send links and descriptions to the screen
    echo "<h2>" . $item->title->a . "</h2>";
    echo "<p>" . $item->description . "</p>";
    
    // Use child nodes
    $subXml = $item;
    
    // Start bullets
    echo "<ul>";
    
    // Loop through child
    foreach($subXml->menuItem as $subItem)
    {
        // Send to screen
        echo "<li><a href=\"" . $subItem->title->a->attributes() . "\">"
            . $subItem->title->a . "</a></li>";
    }

    // End bullets
    echo "</ul>";
}

?>