PHP Error parsing XML (simpleXML)

Question

i have a xml file like this

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<test>Total</test>
<books>
    <mybook id="1">
        <blabla>jkjk</blabla>
    </mybook>¨
</books>

If I parse it like that with simpleXML

$xml = simplexml_load_file($filename);

it says

simplexml_load_file() [function.simplexml-load-file]: ./uploads/test.xml:3: parser error : Extra content at the end of the document

But if a remove the

<test>Total</test>

at the begining of the xml file it works....

any ideas ?? thank you

Petter · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-29 14:57:01Z

13

You need to have a root element in your xml, i.e.

<document>
    <test>Total</test>
    <books>
        <mybook id="1">
            <blabla>jkjk</blabla>
        </mybook>
    </books>
</document>

answered Feb 29, 2012 at 14:57

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Francis Avila · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-29 15:00:14Z

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Your XML is invalid. XML must have one and only one root element.

The "extra content" the parser is complaining about is the <books> element.

answered Feb 29, 2012 at 15:00

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axiomer · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-29 15:13:05Z

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It is what it writes. Extra content.

And what is it? ¨ after </mybook>. So the file isn't valid. If you want it valid, it'd look like:

    <bookinfo>
   <test>Total</test>
    <books>
        <mybook id="1">
            <blabla>jkjk</blabla>
        </mybook>
    </books>
    </bookinfo>

A note: an XML has to be always ONE, exactly one root element.

edited Feb 29, 2012 at 15:13

answered Feb 29, 2012 at 14:56

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axiomer Over a year ago

Whoever minussed this: Why? This is totally correct answer. Nearly same as Petter's (+4), but one minutes before. Any reason? I want to know.

Josh Over a year ago

@axiomer I downvoted this prior to your correction, but didn't return before I could remove it and saw the correction. A shallow edit will fix this.

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