Writing XML PHP

Writing books XML with the DOM

$books = array();
$books [] = array(
'title' => 'PHP Hacks',
'author' => 'Jack Herrington',
'publisher' => "O'Reilly"
);
$books [] = array(
'title' => 'Podcasting Hacks',
'author' => 'Jack Herrington',
'publisher' => "O'Reilly"
);

$doc = new DOMDocument();
$doc->formatOutput = true;

$r = $doc->createElement( "books" );
$doc->appendChild( $r );

foreach( $books as $book )
{
$b = $doc->createElement( "book" );

$author = $doc->createElement( "author" );
$author->appendChild(
$doc->createTextNode( $book['author'] )
);
$b->appendChild( $author );

$title = $doc->createElement( "title" );
$title->appendChild(
$doc->createTextNode( $book['title'] )
);
$b->appendChild( $title );

$publisher = $doc->createElement( "publisher" );
$publisher->appendChild(
$doc->createTextNode( $book['publisher'] )
);
$b->appendChild( $publisher );

$r->appendChild( $b );
}

echo $doc->saveXML();
?>