xml2json converts XML documents into JSON. It accepts uploaded .xml files or pasted XML text and returns a JSON representation where attributes are represented with an @ prefix and element text is placed under #text where appropriate. Repeated sibling elements are mapped to JSON arrays.

• Attributes -> @attrName keys
• Element text -> #text (only present when element has attributes or children; otherwise the element is a string)
• Repeated sibling elements -> JSON arrays

Input XML:

<person id="123">
  <name>Alice</name>
  <phones>
    <phone>123</phone>
    <phone>456</phone>
  </phones>
</person>

Output JSON:

{
  "person": {
    "@id": "123",
    "name": "Alice",
    "phones": {
      "phone": ["123", "456"]
    }
  }
}

1. Start a local PHP server in the xml2json folder for testing:

cd 'C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\GitHub\proishs-webtools\converters\xml2json'
php -S 127.0.0.1:8000 -t .

2. Open http://127.0.0.1:8000/index.php, paste XML or upload an .xml file, then Preview or Download the JSON result.

• The conversion follows the conventions above and is intended for inspection, lightweight transformations, or scripting. For schema-aware conversions or special namespace handling, a more advanced, schema-driven approach should be used.
• CDATA sections and mixed content are preserved as text nodes where appropriate.

1. Convert XML with attributes and verify the @-prefixed keys.
2. Convert XML with repeated sibling elements and check for arrays in the output.
3. Convert nested XML structures, CDATA, and elements with text and attributes.

• 2025-11-07: Initial implementation of XML→JSON converter and documentation.

This README documents the mapping conventions, usage, examples and testing steps for the xml2json tool.