[PHP] Output DB as external XML file

Rollo Tamasi

Hi,

The following code runs a query on a database and outputs the results as XML within its self. I have attempted to get the php page to create a file called rss.xml but have failled. I have tried using $file= fopen("rss.xml" , "w"); but my knowlege of PHP wouldn't be the best or anyway near to the level of being able to modify the below page to do as i wish, would someone be able to take a peep at the page please?

[PHP]<?
header("Content-type: text/xml");
$host = "***********";
$user = "***********";
$pass = "***********";
$database = "***********";
$linkID = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass) or die("Could not connect to host.");
mysql_select_db($database, $linkID) or die("Could not find database.");
$query = "SELECT * FROM mynews ";
$result = mysql_query($query, $linkID) or die("Data not found.");


$xml_output = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"iso-8859-1\"?>\n";
$xml_output .= "<entries>\n";
for ($x = 0; $x < mysql_num_rows($result) ; $x++){
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
$xml_output .= "\t<player>\n";
$xml_output .= "\t\t<name>" . $row . "</name>\n";
$xml_output .= "\t\t<pos>" . $row . "</pos>\n";
$xml_output .= "\t\t<dob>" . $row . "</dob>\n";
$xml_output .= "\t\t<apps>" . $row . "</apps>\n";
// Escaping illegal charcters
$row = str_replace("&", "&", $row);
$row = str_replace("<", "&lt", $row);
$row = str_replace(">", "&gt", $row);
$row = str_replace("\"", "&quote", $row);
$xml_output .= "\t\t<text>" . $row . "</text>\n";
$xml_output .= "\t</player>\n";
}
$xml_output .= "</entries>";
print $xml_output;
?> [/PHP]

Ph3n0m

where you have

print $xml_output;

try using the following

$filename = 'rss.xml';
if (is_writable($filename)) {

   // In our example we're opening $filename in append mode.
   // The file pointer is at the bottom of the file hence
   // that's where $somecontent will go when we fwrite() it.
   if (!$handle = fopen($filename, 'w')) {
         echo "Cannot open file ($filename)";
         exit;
   }

   // Write $somecontent to our opened file.
   if (fwrite($handle, $xml_output) === FALSE) {
       echo "Cannot write to file ($filename)";
       exit;
   }
  
   echo "Success, wrote data to file ($filename)";
  
   fclose($handle);

} else {
   echo "The file $filename is not writable";
}

Rollo Tamasi

hi Pe3nom, i got it working now (kind of)
it out puts a xml file called cormac.xml but the php file still throws back an xml error within itself which is odd.

XML Parsing Error: no element found
Location: http://www.pixelscience.it/test.php
Line Number 1, Column 2:
-^

This si the working php code
[PHP] $file= fopen('cormac.xml' , 'w');
$xml_output = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"iso-8859-1\"?>\n";
$xml_output .= "<entries>\n";
for ($x = 0; $x < mysql_num_rows($result) ; $x++){
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
$xml_output .= "\t<player>\n";
$xml_output .= "\t\t<name>" . $row . "</name>\n";
$xml_output .= "\t\t<pos>" . $row . "</pos>\n";
$xml_output .= "\t\t<dob>" . $row . "</dob>\n";
$xml_output .= "\t\t<apps>" . $row . "</apps>\n";
// Escaping illegal charcters
$row = str_replace("&", "&", $row);
$row = str_replace("<", "&lt", $row);
$row = str_replace(">", "&gt", $row);
$row = str_replace("\"", "&quote", $row);
$xml_output .= "\t\t<text>" . $row . "</text>\n";
$xml_output .= "\t</player>\n";

}
$xml_output .= "</entries>";

fputs($file, $xml_output);
fclose($file);[/PHP]

i don't suppose you know how i could get it read out <rss version=2> just below the xml tag? i have tried <$xml_output = "<?rss version=\"2.0\" ">\n";
but it doesn't seem to take it.

Ph3n0m

after the xml tag try this


$xml_output .= "<?rss version=\"2.0\" ">\n";

Rollo Tamasi

Ph3n0m wrote:

after the xml tag try this


$xml_output .= "<?rss version=\"2.0\" ">\n";

yup! cheers,