XML Parsing error

Question

I trying to parse XML file but getting parsing error.

Code ::

$xmlUrl = 'products.xml';
$xmlStr = file_get_contents($xmlUrl); 
$xmlObj = simplexml_load_string($xmlStr);

XML file ::

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<result>
    <orderlist>
            <order_no>123123</order_no>
            <date></date>
            <client_name>Knapp's Donut Shop</client_name>
            <sector>54</sector>
    </orderlist>
</result>

I am getting error because of this tag

<client_name>Knapp's Donut Shop</client_name>

What error are you getting exactly?

fr1tz
– fr1tz

2014-04-21 12:55:11 +00:00
Commented Apr 21, 2014 at 12:55 — fr1tz
– fr1tz, Commented Apr 21, 2014 at 12:55
have you tried addslashes function before parsing?

Abed Hawa
– Abed Hawa

2014-04-21 12:58:22 +00:00
Commented Apr 21, 2014 at 12:58 — Abed Hawa
– Abed Hawa, Commented Apr 21, 2014 at 12:58
yes I tried addslashes finction

Raviranjan Mishra
– Raviranjan Mishra

2014-04-21 13:17:12 +00:00
Commented Apr 21, 2014 at 13:17 — Raviranjan Mishra
– Raviranjan Mishra, Commented Apr 21, 2014 at 13:17

Jens A. Koch · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-21 13:50:33Z

1

The conversion to a SimpleXML Object and the output works, see code example below. Check your "products.xml" file for the correct UTF-8 encoding type.

<?php

$xml = <<< XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<result>
    <orderlist>
            <order_no>123123</order_no>
            <date></date>
            <client_name>Knapp & Donut Shop</client_name>
            <sector>54</sector>
    </orderlist>
</result>
XML;

$xml = str_replace(array("&amp;", "&"), array("&", "&amp;"), $xml);

$xmlObj = simplexml_load_string($xml);

var_dump($xmlObj);

echo PHP_EOL . $xmlObj->orderlist->client_name;

// Result: Knapp & Donut Shop

edited Apr 21, 2014 at 13:50

answered Apr 21, 2014 at 13:03

Jens A. Koch

42.1k14 gold badges123 silver badges147 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

4 Comments

Raviranjan Mishra Over a year ago

Its still giving error on this line $xmlObj = simplexml_load_string($xml);

Raviranjan Mishra Over a year ago

sorry getting error due to **&**<client_name>Knapp & Donut Shop</client_name>

Jens A. Koch Over a year ago

The XML is invalid. The & must be encoded correctly.

Jens A. Koch Over a year ago

Updated my answer with a conversion line: $xml = str_replace(array("&", "&"), array("&", "&"), $xml);

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

XML Parsing error

1 Answer 1

4 Comments

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

4 Comments

Related