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name = "Sammy Snail"; 
$xml->age = 4; 
$xml->species = "snail"; 
$xml->parents->mother = "Sue Snail"; 
$xml->parents->father = "Sid Snail"; 

// write new data to file 
file_put_contents($file, $xml->asXML()); 
?>