Just installed DOMXML and getting error when loading an XML file / string

[bissatch]

Hi,

I have just managed to install DOMXML on my apache/PHP setup. I am
running PHP 4.3.0 and Apache2.

$xmldoc = domxml_open_file("inc/menu.xml",
DOMXML_LOAD_DONT_KEEP_BLANKS);

When I try to load an XML file using the above, it gives me the
following error:

Warning: domxml_open_file(): I/O in
C:\apache\Apache2\htdocs\webdev\cms\inc\menu.php on line 147

Warning: domxml_open_file(): warning : in
C:\apache\Apache2\htdocs\webdev\cms\inc\menu.php on line 147

Warning: domxml_open_file(): failed to load external entity
"inc/menu.xml" in C:\apache\Apache2\htdocs\webdev\cms\inc\menu.php on
line 147
I have also tried to load the contents of the xml file into a string in
the following way:
$content = file_get_contents("inc/menu.xml");

$xml_doc = domxml_open_mem($content, DOMXML_LOAD_DONT_KEEP_BLANKS);
...giving me the following error:
Warning: domxml_open_mem(): Opening and ending tag mismatch: opt line 4
and menu in C:\apache\Apache2\htdocs\webdev\cms\inc\menu.php on line
147

Warning: domxml_open_mem(): Premature end of data in tag menu line 2 in
C:\apache\Apache2\htdocs\webdev\cms\inc\menu.php on line 147
Is PHP recognising the DOMXML functions? I have tried using an XML file
that I know works as well as just loading a very simple one in but it
still gives me an error. I also tried using xmldocfile() but I got the
same error. Any ideas?

Burnsy

[Oli Filth]

bi******@yahoo.co.uk said the following on 03/09/2005 14:36:

Hi,

I have just managed to install DOMXML on my apache/PHP setup. I am
running PHP 4.3.0 and Apache2.

$xmldoc = domxml_open_file("inc/menu.xml",
DOMXML_LOAD_DONT_KEEP_BLANKS);

When I try to load an XML file using the above, it gives me the
following error:

Warning: domxml_open_file(): I/O in
C:\apache\Apache2\htdocs\webdev\cms\inc\menu.php on line 147

Warning: domxml_open_file(): warning : in
C:\apache\Apache2\htdocs\webdev\cms\inc\menu.php on line 147

Warning: domxml_open_file(): failed to load external entity
"inc/menu.xml" in C:\apache\Apache2\htdocs\webdev\cms\inc\menu.php on
line 147
I have also tried to load the contents of the xml file into a string in
the following way:
$content = file_get_contents("inc/menu.xml");

$xml_doc = domxml_open_mem($content, DOMXML_LOAD_DONT_KEEP_BLANKS);
..giving me the following error:
Warning: domxml_open_mem(): Opening and ending tag mismatch: opt line 4
and menu in C:\apache\Apache2\htdocs\webdev\cms\inc\menu.php on line
147

Warning: domxml_open_mem(): Premature end of data in tag menu line 2 in
C:\apache\Apache2\htdocs\webdev\cms\inc\menu.php on line 147

Can you post the XML you are trying to read?
--
Oli

[bissatch]

> Can you post the XML you are trying to read?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<menu>
<opt title="Home" href="index.php" />
<opt title="About us" href="about.php" />
<opt title="Products" href="products.php" />
<opt title="Support" href="support.php" />
<opt title="Contact us" href="contact.php" />
</menu>

Burnsy

[bissatch]

Ok, Ive found something out...

It appears that I need to use the full path of the file. Ive had a
similar problem before with relative paths but got round it using
file_get_cotents() and domxml_open_mem() but this time it wont let me.

Why is it that I have used DOMXML plenty of times before and havent had
many instances with relative paths. Is this a configuration problem? Or
maybe its a Windows thing?

Is there a way to get the full path of a relative file and store it in
a string prior to using domxml_open_file() as I transfer stuff from my
own computer to a server.

Burnsy

[Oli Filth]

bi******@yahoo.co.uk said the following on 04/09/2005 22:27:

Ok, Ive found something out...

It appears that I need to use the full path of the file. Ive had a
similar problem before with relative paths but got round it using
file_get_cotents() and domxml_open_mem() but this time it wont let me.

Why is it that I have used DOMXML plenty of times before and havent had
many instances with relative paths. Is this a configuration problem? Or
maybe its a Windows thing?

One thing I just spotted in the manual page for domxml_open_mem():

"There is some interesting feature with "magic_quotes_runtime" ini
directive and "domxml_open_mem" function.
If we have "magic_quotes_runtime=on" in out php.ini file, this code
generates many warning
$xml_str = file_get_contents($xml_file));
$Document = domxml_open_mem($xml_str));
if "magic_quotes_runtime=off" all is good."
Does this help?

--
Oli

[Jerry Stuckle]

bi******@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

Ok, Ive found something out...

It appears that I need to use the full path of the file. Ive had a
similar problem before with relative paths but got round it using
file_get_cotents() and domxml_open_mem() but this time it wont let me.

Why is it that I have used DOMXML plenty of times before and havent had
many instances with relative paths. Is this a configuration problem? Or
maybe its a Windows thing?

Is there a way to get the full path of a relative file and store it in
a string prior to using domxml_open_file() as I transfer stuff from my
own computer to a server.

Burnsy

Check out $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']
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