# How to edit this xml

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-edit-this-xml/279598>\
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**Created:** [January 16, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-edit-this-xml/279598 "2009-01-16T13:13:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![arundracula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@arundracula](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arundracula)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-edit-this-xml/279598/1 "2009-01-16T13:13:47Z")

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i have an xml file like.

```auto
<root><item>first item</item><item>second item</item><item>third item</item></root>

```

. I want to post a text to a php and the php will have to read the xml file and add that text as a new item. how to do that using simple xml in php?