Extract data from XML 1

[frozenpeas]

I have a simple XML file:

<?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; standalone=&quot;no&quot;?>
<config>
  <season>winter</season>
</config>

How can I get the season value into PHP? Thanks.

 

[BigBadDave]

Like this:

<?php

$file = &quot;config.xml&quot;;

if (!($fp = fopen($file, &quot;r&quot;))) {
    die(&quot;could not open XML input&quot;);
}

while ($data = fread($fp, 4096)) {
    $xml .= $data;
}

$season = preg_match (&quot;/<season>(.*)?<\/season>/&quot;, $xml);

echo $season;

?>

Regards
David Byng

http://www.byngdesigns.co.uk

davidbyng@hotmail.com

 

[BigBadDave]

oops!!

I mean like this:

<?php

$file = &quot;config.xml&quot;;

if (!($fp = fopen($file, &quot;r&quot;))) {
    die(&quot;could not open XML input&quot;);
}

while ($data = fread($fp, 4096)) {
    $xml .= $data;
}

preg_match (&quot;/<season>(.*)?<\/season>/&quot;, $xml, $season);

echo $season[1];

?>

Regards
David Byng

http://www.byngdesigns.co.uk

davidbyng@hotmail.com

 

[frozenpeas]

Thanks, Dave. But I'm getting a null from that.

 

[BigBadDave]

It works fine what server are you on UNIX or NT Regards
David Byng

http://www.byngdesigns.co.uk

davidbyng@hotmail.com

 

[frozenpeas]

Unix... hmm.

 

[BigBadDave]

Well there should be no probs, I was going to say it might not work on NT. What PHP version you got?? Regards
David Byng

http://www.byngdesigns.co.uk

davidbyng@hotmail.com

 

[BigBadDave]

The other thing you may need to CHMOD the files for read/write Regards
David Byng

http://www.byngdesigns.co.uk

davidbyng@hotmail.com

 

[frozenpeas]

PHP 4.2.2 and I set the xml file permissions to 777... still null.

 

[BigBadDave]

Weird it does work:

http://www.elisemarieacademy.co.uk/frozenpeas.php

http://www.elisemarieacademy.co.uk/frozenpeas.phps

http://www.elisemarieacademy.co.uk/config.xml

Regards
David Byng

http://www.byngdesigns.co.uk

davidbyng@hotmail.com

 

[frozenpeas]

Weird...

I have copied/pasted just what you posted. Still no go.

I love stuff like this.

 

[frozenpeas]

Hold the phone.

I just deleted the files from my server... the reuploaded them.

It works fine. Weird.

Thanks man.