# Saving xml file to mysql database using ruby on rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/saving-xml-file-to-mysql-database-using-ruby-on-rails/137767>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 16, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/saving-xml-file-to-mysql-database-using-ruby-on-rails/137767 "2008-05-16T04:42:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![hloooi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@hloooi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hloooi)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/saving-xml-file-to-mysql-database-using-ruby-on-rails/137767/1 "2008-05-16T04:42:04Z")

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hi, can anyone help me with this problem : saving xml file to mysql  
database using ruby on rails, then read the value/parameters from the  
xml file, thx~~~

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**Author:** ![hloooi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@hloooi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hloooi)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 8:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/saving-xml-file-to-mysql-database-using-ruby-on-rails/137767/2 "2008-05-16T08:52:08Z")

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ActiveRecord support sanitize method for xmle$B!#e(B

On May 16, 10:42 am, Cean O. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![hloooi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@hloooi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hloooi)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 8:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/saving-xml-file-to-mysql-database-using-ruby-on-rails/137767/3 "2008-05-16T08:59:41Z")

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uh… can is that… can be more detail? thx~~~

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**Author:** ![hloooi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@hloooi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hloooi)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 9:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/saving-xml-file-to-mysql-database-using-ruby-on-rails/137767/4 "2008-05-16T09:00:27Z")

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uh… wat\* is that… can be more detail? thx~~~

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**Author:** ![hloooi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@hloooi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hloooi)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 5:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/saving-xml-file-to-mysql-database-using-ruby-on-rails/137767/5 "2008-05-29T05:14:40Z")

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thx alot ~~~~~

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**Author:** ![hloooi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@hloooi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hloooi)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/saving-xml-file-to-mysql-database-using-ruby-on-rails/137767/6 "2008-05-16T12:23:08Z")

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sorry, the method should be ‘serialize’

example :  
[http://code.google.com/p/custom-xml-serialization/wiki/Overview](http://code.google.com/p/custom-xml-serialization/wiki/Overview)

you can save the data be xml\_serialized in mysql.