How to parse this XML file with PHP

Question

I need to parse the following XML file below:

$xml = simplexml_load_file( urlencode($mediatrust_url) );

Which outputs:

SimpleXMLElement Object
(
    [@attributes] => Array
    (
        [name] => StatsReport
    )

)

So it seems that it just picks up the name of the first tag.

you don't need to urlencode(). That url is also not outputting valid XML, so no surprise you're not getting much. — Marc B
– Marc B, Commented Aug 14, 2012 at 17:15

mmcachran · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-14 17:41:52Z

3

Try this:

foreach($xml->attributes() as $k => $v)
{
    if($k == "name")
    {
        //do something
    }
}

Also, try using loading the XML string like this:

$sxml = simplexml_load_string(@file_get_contents($url));

answered Aug 14, 2012 at 17:41

mmcachran

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2 Comments

You need to fetch the namespaces first. This should help: stackoverflow.com/questions/5801089/…