Weird PHP/XML problem

phil_latio

I have downloaded a number of programs from hotscripts.com that parse XML/RSS files and have a strange problem.

They all work fine when they are run from remote servers but none will parse when installed locally (on my server).

I have checked the following
- php compiled XML support accordiing to phpinfo
- validated rss. 0.91
- php installed and runs files with .php extension

As an example, I stuck the URL of my XML source in the below and it generated a javascript insert. This uses my XML but a remote version of the PHP script.

http://corky.net/dotan/programming/feed/feed.html

It's when I upload the same scripts to my servers that problems occur.

Seriously I have spent two days trying every combination of CHMOD, script etc but not a dickie bird.

fukas

Do you have installed expat library?

You can find it there:
1) http://sourceforge.net/projects/expat/
2) http://www.jclark.com/xml/

phil_latio

Well running phpinfo says I do. see: http://www.yorkshire-news.co.uk/phpinfo.php

Since that post I tried running a different script and wow, I actually get some headlines but only 2. However this was only after putting the rss file in the same directory as the script. see: http://www.yorkshire-news.co.uk/rss/cafeRSS/example.php

There are 5 headlines: http://www.yorkshire-news.co.uk/rss/cafeRSS/feed.xml

There is a bug somewhere but can't figure out where. Previously I had a problem with another script that wouldn't update a MySQL table (it ran but no records where added) though the same script and data worked fine on my home server which I use for development.