PHP - Php Simplexml Help

I have limited idea about SimpleXML but not with the code below and need to edit it so the results can be parsed into a html format. The problem i am having is the XML tags are stored in an existing variable returned from a third party server so need something that can parse this xml info into a html with tags being used.

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$xml = "<Inputs>";
$xml.= "<Authentication>";
$xml.= "<Username>$username</Username>";
$xml.= "<Password>$password</Password>";
$xml.= "<RequestType>Term</RequestType>";
$xml.= "<RequestFrom>$system_name</RequestFrom>";
$xml.= "<RequestFromCode>$system_code</RequestFromCode>";
$xml.= "</Authentication>";

$xml.= "<Life1>";
$xml.= "<DOB>$dob</DOB>";
$xml.= "<Sex>$sex</Sex>";
$xml.= "<Smoker>$smoker</Smoker>";
$xml.= "<LifeCover>$lifecover</LifeCover>";
$xml.= "<IllnessCover>N</IllnessCover>";
$xml.= "</Life1>";

$xml.= "<Life2>";
$xml.= "</Life2>";

$xml.= "<Plan>";
$xml.= "<Term>$term</Term>";
$xml.= "<Indexation>N</Indexation>";
$xml.= "<MortgageInterest>6</MortgageInterest>";
$xml.= "<Frequency>Monthly</Frequency>";
$xml.= "<QuoteLifeOnly>Y</QuoteLifeOnly>";
$xml.= "<QuoteLifeAccelerated>$accelerated</QuoteLifeAccelerated>";
$xml.= "<QuoteLifeIllness>N</QuoteLifeIllness>";
$xml.= "<QuoteIllnessOnly>N</QuoteIllnessOnly>";
$xml.= "</Plan>";
$xml.= "</Inputs>";

$url = 'URL NORMALLY HERE';
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, "xml=".urlencode($xml));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);
$xml_result=curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
print("[$xml_result]");

/* simple xml */
$simplexml = new SimpleXMLElement($xml_result);
$Name = $simplexml->Name;
echo $Name;
/* end */

$data = XML_unserialize($xml_result);
$xml_result contains... (with usernames/passwords removed)

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<Result>
<Errors></Errors>
<Inputs><Authentication><Username>####</Username>
<Password>####</Password><RequestType>Term</RequestType><RequestFrom>####</RequestFrom><RequestFromCode>####</RequestFromCode></Authentication><Life1><DOB>01/01/1969</DOB><Sex>Male</Sex><Smoker>Non-Smoker</Smoker><LifeCover>100,000</LifeCover><IllnessCover>N</IllnessCover></Life1><Life2></Life2><Plan><Term>10</Term><Indexation>N</Indexation><MortgageInterest>6</MortgageInterest><Frequency>Monthly</Frequency><QuoteLifeOnly>Y</QuoteLifeOnly><QuoteLifeAccelerated>Non-Smoker</QuoteLifeAccelerated><QuoteLifeIllness>N</QuoteLifeIllness><QuoteIllnessOnly>N</QuoteIllnessOnly></Plan></Inputs><Outputs>
<Summary>
<Life1>Male, 40 years 8 months (01/01/1969), Non-Smoker, life cover 100,000</Life1>
<Life2></Life2>
<Plan>10 year term, mortgage interest 6.00%, benefits and premiums not increasing.<p>1% levy included.</p></Plan>
</Summary>
<Quotes>
<Type>
<Desc>Life Cover Only</Desc>
<Company>
<Name key="1">Caledonian Life</Name>
<PricePledge>False</PricePledge>
<Underwriting1></Underwriting1>
<SLevel key="2">14.50</SLevel>
<SConvertible key="2">15.46</SConvertible>
<SMortgage key="2">12.12</SMortgage>
</Company>
<Company>
<Name key="2">Canada Life</Name>
<PricePledge>False</PricePledge>
<Underwriting1></Underwriting1>
<SLevel key="2">15.15</SLevel>
<SConvertible key="2">15.91</SConvertible>
<SMortgage key="2">13.13</SMortgage>
</Company>
</Type>
</Quotes>
</Outputs>
</Result>
Any advice would be much appreciated 

Hello,

Hope somebody can help me.
I have an XML file that is generated by active directory that dumps everything required for a telephone directory.
I currently present this using XSL but would like to move towards PHP.

I have some rudimentary code and it's working fine but I'd like to be able to sort by various values, such as First Name or telephone number.

My XML format looks like this:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<telephonelist>
   <employee>
      <firstname>Jimmy</firstname>
      <lastname>Jimmerson</lastname>
      <email>jimbo@companyxyz.com</email>
      <extensionnum>956</extensionnum>
      <jobtitle>Security Officer</jobtitle>
      <department>Security</department>
   </employee>
   <employee>
      <firstname>David</firstname>
      <lastname>Davidson</lastname>
      <email>David.Davidson@companyxyz.com</email>
      <extensionnum>968</extensionnum>
      <jobtitle>Manager</jobtitle>
      <department>Management</department>
   </employee>
Any my current code looks like this:

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<?
$myStaffMembers = new SimpleXMLElement("includes/telephonelist.xml", null, true);

echo <<<EOF
<table width="95%" border="0">
  <tr>               
<th><b>First Name</b></th>               
<th><b>Last Name</b></th>               
<th><b>Telephone Number</b></th>               
<th><b>Position</b></th>                       
  </tr>
EOF;

foreach($myStaffMembers as $myStaffMember)
{
echo "     
  <tr>               
<td>{$myStaffMember->firstname}</td>               
<td>{$myStaffMember->lastname}</td>               
<td>{$myStaffMember->extensionnum}</td>               
<td>{$myStaffMember->jobtitle}</td>                       
  </tr>";
}
?>
Appreciate any help anybody could give.

Thanks,
LJ

Hello,

I'm trying to read the data of a xml file with the help of simplexml.  I'm having trouble reading subchilds.

For example im trying to read the following xml:

<root>
     <child>
           <subchild>
                   <dataineed/>
                   <dataineed/>
                   <dtaineed/>
           <subchild>
    </child>
</root>

I'm using the following code:

<?php

$oLinkjes = new SimpleXMLElement('http://feedlink.php', 0, TRUE);

$countcat = count($oLinkjes->subchild);

echo $countcat;

?>

It echo's the the result '0' which means that it does not successfully reads the subchild. Because of that i can't get the data i want.
When i change subchild to child is does echo '1'.

Anyone knows what I'm doing wrong here? I'm new to xml so there might be a easy fix to this.

Hi guys!

I'm trying to parse an RSS feed using SimpleXML, but I'm having trouble  lol

Here's my code:
$feed = file_get_contents("http://engadget.com/rss.xml");

$xml = new SimpleXMLElement($feed);

echo $xml->rss->channel->item[0]->title;

I'm expecting it to echo the title of the first item in the RSS feed, but when I run it, I just see a blank page. Tell me what I'm doing wrong! 

Hi, I don't know why the foreach loop doesn't output the text node content of <toFirstName> and <toLastName>?

please see email.xml file below:
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  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<email>
<message>
<to>
<toFirstName>Tove</toFirstName>
<toLastName toType="common" style="swag">Smith</toLastName>
</to>
<from>
<fromFirstName>Jani</fromFirstName>
<fromLastName fromType="unique">Dravison</fromLastName>
</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>
<prologue>Tis the night before Xmas...</prologue>
<paragraph1>Don't forget me this weekend!</paragraph1>
<paragraph2>Jump the gun!</paragraph2>
<epilogue>The end of the world.</epilogue>
</body>
</message>
</email>

Please see script below:
=================
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<?php
$simpleXMLObj=simplexml_load_file("email.xml");

foreach($simpleXMLObj->message[0]->to[0] AS $curDOM) {
print $curDOM->toFirstName->getName."<br />".$curDOM->toLastName->getName."<br />";
?>

Please help me out, I would really appreciate it! 

Hey guys I have the following code:

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$xml = new SimpleXMLElement( 'http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197963859775?xml=1' , NULL, TRUE );
print_r($xml);The problem here is that it doesnt echo everything correctly...
It doesn't show avatarFull for me
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impleXMLElement Object
(
    [steamID64] => 76561197961308838
    [steamID] => SimpleXMLElement Object
        (
        )

    [onlineState] => in-game
    [stateMessage] => SimpleXMLElement Object
        (
        )

    [privacyState] => public
    [visibilityState] => 3
    [avatarIcon] => SimpleXMLElement Object
        (
        )

    [avatarMedium] => SimpleXMLElement Object
        (
        )

    [avatarFull] => SimpleXMLElement Object
        (
        )

That's what it shows, the avatarFull and a couple others are empty.
How do I fix this? Thank you

Hi I want the icon of a digg user

$apicall = 'http://services.digg.com/2.0/user.getInfo?usernames='.$username.'&type=xml';     $result = simplexml_load_file($apicall);      print_r($result);()

With that code I'll get this:

Quote

            SimpleXMLElement Object
(
    [count] => 1
    [users] => SimpleXMLElement Object
        (
            [Ericquits] => SimpleXMLElement Object
                (
                    [username] => Ericquits
                    [about] => SimpleXMLElement Object
                        (
                        )

                    [user_id] => 20111010190724:bbd2c60f-17a6-4dc1-8a03-6fd96322752e
                    [name] => Eric Quit
                    [icons] => SimpleXMLElement Object
                        (
                            [item] => Array
                                (
                                    => http://cdn3.diggstatic.com/user/20111010190724:bbd2c60f-17a6-4dc1-8a03-6fd96322752e/c.4164547322.png [1] => http://cdn1.diggstatic.com/user/20111010190724:bbd2c60f-17a6-4dc1-8a03-6fd96322752e/h.4164547322.png
                                    [2] => http://cdn3.diggstatic.com/user/20111010190724:bbd2c60f-17a6-4dc1-8a03-6fd96322752e/m.4164547322.png
                                    [3] => http://cdn3.diggstatic.com/user/20111010190724:bbd2c60f-17a6-4dc1-8a03-6fd96322752e/l.4164547322.png
                                    [4] => http://cdn1.diggstatic.com/user/20111010190724:bbd2c60f-17a6-4dc1-8a03-6fd96322752e/p.4164547322.png
                                    [5] => http://cdn3.diggstatic.com/user/20111010190724:bbd2c60f-17a6-4dc1-8a03-6fd96322752e/s.4164547322.png
                                    [6] => http://cdn3.diggstatic.com/user/20111010190724:bbd2c60f-17a6-4dc1-8a03-6fd96322752e/r.4164547322.png
                                )

                        )

                    [gender] => SimpleXMLElement Object
                        (
                        )

                    [diggs] => 12
                    [comments] => 1
                    [followers] => 373
                    [location] => SimpleXMLElement Object
                        (
                        )

                    [following] => 235
                    [submissions] => 9
                    [icon] => http://cdn3.diggstatic.com/user/20111010190724:bbd2c60f-17a6-4dc1-8a03-6fd96322752e/p.4164547322.png
                )

        )

    [title] => Info for users Ericquits
    [timestamp] => 1320350425
    [uri] => http://services.digg.com/2.0/user.getInfo?usernames=Ericquits&type=json
    [cursor] => SimpleXMLElement Object
        (
        )

    [version] => 2.0
    [authorized] => 0
    [data] => users
    [method] => user.getInfo
    [user] => None


So I want the icon the profile image of the user and I make this:

print (string)$result->users->Ericquits->icon;()

This works, but my question is if there is a solution to get the icon without Ericquits the username? Because if write it little I don't get the icon...

I am trying to retrieve an attribute from a node and I keep getting the error:
Warning: main() [function.main]: Node no longer exists in /Users/dmonsewicz/Projects/noosemonsewicz/api_stuff/index.php on line 70

PHP Code
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$xml = new SimpleXMLElement($result);
$arr = $xml->tickets->attributes();
echo $arr['count'];

XML
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<tickets count="0" type="array"></tickets>

Any ideas on what I may be doing wrong?

Greetings,

I am trying to write XML using SimpleXML for a web service call. I was having success until the XML got a little more complicated. Here is the XML format where I am running into problems:

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<Agent>
    <Person Last='Smith' First='John'>
        <Addresses />
        <PhoneNumbers>
            <Phone Type='1' Number='888-555-1212'>
        </PhoneNumbers>
    </Person>
</Agent>

Here is my php:
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$xmlOutput = new SimpleXMLElement('<?xml version="1.0"?><ReportRequest> </ReportRequest>');
$xmlOutput->addAttribute('CID','9200');
$xmlOutput->addAttribute('Diagram','1');
$xmlOutput->addAttribute('DueDate','2011-11-15');
$xmlOutput->addAttribute('NumPhotos','6');
$xmlOutput->addAttribute('InspectAfter','');
$xmlOutput->addAttribute('PolicyNumber','JTC0004425');
$reportType = $xmlOutput->addChild('ReportType');
$reportType->addAttribute('CPType','Commercial');
$reportType->addAttribute('SectionIDs','');
$reportType->addAttribute('Description','');
$reportType->addAttribute('ReportTypeID','123');
$locations =  $xmlOutput->addChild('Locations')->addChild('Addresses')->addChild('Address');
$locations->addAttribute('Zip','91216');
$locations->addAttribute('City','Chatsworth');
$locations->addAttribute('Line1','123 Main St');
$locations->addAttribute('Line2','Suite 201');
$locations->addAttribute('State','CA');
$locations->addAttribute('Latitude','');
$locations->addAttribute('Longitude','');
$agent =  $xmlOutput->addChild('Agent')->addChild('Person')->addChild('Addresses')->addChild('PhoneNumbers')->addChild('Phone');
$agent->addAttribute('Last','Smith');
$agent->addAttribute('Email','');
$agent->addAttribute('First','John');
$agent->addAttribute('Title','');
$agent->addAttribute('Type','1');
$agent->addAttribute('Number','888-555-1212');
$agent->addAttribute('TypeName','Office');
$agent->addAttribute('Extension','');

Header('Content-type: text/xml');

echo $xmlOutput->asXML();

Everything outputs as it should until the line that starts with $agent. I want the output to match the section above. I have tried several variations but I cannot seem to figure it out. I know the current PHP sample doesn't work. Help??

Thanks in advance,

John

Hey there,

I'm having a issue when I edit the XML file from a string here. Now the SimpleXML functions edit the nodes of the XML file perfectly and everything is done the way I want but upon returning the file to a string it keeps putting a XML content type at the top of the file, E.G:

Before XML File Is Edited:

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<settings>
<!-- Port the server will listen on -->
<port>7781</port>

<!-- Maximum number of players the server will support (Max 32) -->
<maxplayers>10</maxplayers>

<!-- Maximum number of vehicles the server will support (Max 140) -->
<maxvehicles>100</maxvehicles>

<!-- Password clients will have to enter to connect -->
<!-- password>None</password -->

<!-- Add the server to the master list -->
<listed>true</listed>

<!-- The hostname players will see -->
<hostname>IV:MP Server</hostname>

<!-- The address the server will bind to -->
<!-- hostaddress>127.0.0.1</hostaddress -->

<!-- Toggles frequently called events which has impact on CPU usage  -->
<frequentevents>false</frequentevents>

<!-- The scripts the server will load and run -->
<script>cp.nut</script>
<script>whisper.nut</script>
<script>namecheck.nut</script>
<script>runcode.nut</script>

<!-- The modules the server will load and run -->
<!-- For windows: -->
<!-- module>Sample.dll</module -->
<!-- For linux: -->
<!-- module>Sample.so</module -->
</settings>

After XML File Is Edited

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<?xml version=1.0?>
<settings>
<!-- Port the server will listen on -->
<port>7781</port>

<!-- Maximum number of players the server will support (Max 32) -->
<maxplayers>10</maxplayers>

<!-- Maximum number of vehicles the server will support (Max 140) -->
<maxvehicles>100</maxvehicles>

<!-- Password clients will have to enter to connect -->
<!-- password>None</password -->

<!-- Add the server to the master list -->
<listed>true</listed>

<!-- The hostname players will see -->
<hostname>IV:MP Server</hostname>

<!-- The address the server will bind to -->
<!-- hostaddress>127.0.0.1</hostaddress -->

<!-- Toggles frequently called events which has impact on CPU usage  -->
<frequentevents>false</frequentevents>

<!-- The scripts the server will load and run -->
<script>cp.nut</script>
<script>whisper.nut</script>
<script>namecheck.nut</script>
<script>runcode.nut</script>

<!-- The modules the server will load and run -->
<!-- For windows: -->
<!-- module>Sample.dll</module -->
<!-- For linux: -->
<!-- module>Sample.so</module -->
</settings>

Notice the addition to the header of the file "<?xml version=1.0?>". This is causing issues when the XML file is read by the server. Could anybody help me stop the SimpleXML editor from placing this in the header of the file? Thanks.

Working with a now playing module for some music. 

My music player outputs this kind of XML (WHEN THE SONG IS PLAYING):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
- <Playing station="Station">
- <item type="MUS">
  <Artist>Beatles</Artist>
  <SongTitle>Get Back</SongTitle>
  </item>
  </Playing>

My music player outputs this kind of XML (WHEN THE SONG IS NOT PLAYING):

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
- <Playing station="Station">
- <item type="END">
  <Artist>MORE MUSIC SOON</Artist>
  <SongTitle /> 
  </item>
  </Playing>


Here's my PHP:

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<?php 
 
  $playing = simplexml_load_file("../playlist/nowplaying.xml"); 

  foreach ($playing->item as $item) { 
      printf("Now playing: %s\n", $item->SongTitle); 
      printf("by %s\n", $item->Artist); 
      }
  
  
  ?> 
I want to make my php document check the item TYPE. (item type="x"). If x equals "MUS", display the PHP like above. But if x displays "END", I want it to display something like "More music coming up".

Right now, it displays "MORE MUSIC SOON by "

I've attempted if statements to no avail, mainly because I'm not super familiar with them in PHP.

Ideas?

I am trying to find out how to merge the FIPS part of this XML file into one php variable with SimpleXML.

a sample xml file I'm trying to use is at http://server1.thezach.net/examplewarn.xml

basically i want a variable with "001033,001077" in it (without the quotes)

I'm new to PHP and this is my first time using this forum so please forgive me if I'm full of fail

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<?php
$HitlistHeader = file_get_contents(url);

$Hitlist = simplexml_load_string($HitlistHeader);
foreach($Hitlist->xml->entry as $entry)
{
foreach($entry->target_user as $target)
{
$TargetID=$target->user_id;
$TargetName=urldecode($target->mob_name);
}
foreach($entry->paid_user as $paiduser)
{
$PaidID=$paiduser->user_id;
$PaidName=urldecode($paiduser->mob_name);
}
$Amount=$entry->amount;
$TimeAgo=$entry->placed_time_ago;
$Level=$entry->level;
}
for($cwb=1; $cwb!=count($entry); $cwb++)
{
echo $TargetID[$cwb]."\n";
echo $TargetName[$cwb]."\n";
echo $PaidID[$cwb]."\n";
echo $PaidName[$cwb]."\n";
echo $Amount[$cwb]."\n";
echo $TimeAgo[$cwb]."\n";
echo $Level[$cwb]."\n\n";
}
sleep(100000);
?>


it only echoes one character on only a few of the variables, I dont know what the problem could be..

Anyhelp to resolve this is appreciated

I'm pretty new to php.  But the below script should get news articles from google news rss.  It is failing to load the simplexml and returns false.  Any idea why?

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$url = "http://news.google.com/news?geo=90210";
if ($xml = @simplexml_load_file($url))
{
for ($i=0; $i<4; $i++)
{
$item= $xml->channel->item[$i];

$link= '<a href = "'.(string) $item->link.'", target= "_blank">'.(string) substr($item->title, 0, 50).'...</a><br />';
$news[]= $link;
}
}

Hello,

I am using curl with it's code like this:
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<?php
$urls = 'http://www.a-url.com';
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $urls);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, "xml=".urlencode($xml_posts));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Connection: close'));
$result=curl_exec($ch);
var_dump($result);

$data = XML_unserialize($result);
echo ($data);
?>
and using the XML Parse by:
Quote

# XML Library, by Keith Devens, version 1.2b
# http://keithdevens.com/software/phpxml


When i echo $data and $result i can see them on the front end and the xml in the source code once i view it.

How do i add a SimpleXML to this as i want to get some of the values from the xml file displayed in a array with a number of rows. Does this mean getting rid of the XMLParser function file and using a SimpleXML function file. Can i not use both?

When i try to use the SimpleXML functions, i'm clueless in how to get it's data from the xml $results. The XML is the source can be shown like this with me only showing one line:
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<Result>
<Info>
<Details>
<Type>
<Who>
<Name key="1">This is Me</Name>
<Number1 key="2">18.93</Number1>
<Number2 key="2">20.01</Number2>
<Number3 key="2">15.21</Number3>
</Who>
</Type>
</Details>
</Info>
</Result>

Can somebody please help me with this ? I need to getthis sorted !!