Posting xml data

[rohini]

😕 I am trying to do a simple post to a server. Trying to send xml data that is created in the script. Some of the data is from a form so once u submit the the form, php shoulld take the required values, connect and post the data as an xml file to the listening server.
Anyone have a script for this? I am totally new to php!

[eternalprophet]

Try posting some code. I do not know much about using xml with php but with the massive number of people who post here I am sure someone does.

Also, could create the xml file with php then just use ftp if absolutely needed.

[jimson]

To : rohini
em... this is quite easy, have you try WDDX function. Refer to the WDDX manual function. Once you gather the $_POST values, then use the wddx_serialize_vars() to get the data in XML like format.

Anyway I'm really wondered why someone would suggest you to use FTP where you can make it works in HTTP?, why associate ftp here? Don't make the newbie blur ok!

[jimson]

i receive this from rohini in my private message
i post here so that everybody can ... em... think!

actually, i really blur about what goal you really wish to attain.
To tell you frankly, XML file is easy to create, especially when you use the WDDX function to perform it.

// eg. for your code, you just need to use array variable.

$data = array(
       'cnxserver'   => 'http://217.20.40.68......',
       'MSISDN'      => $_POST['phone'],

);
$gotToSendData = wddx_serialize_vars( $data );
// you may write the $gotToSendData to a file if you want...

you can refer from here, anyway, i encourage you to download the manual... http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.wddx-serialize-vars.php

it is better to use the If -> Else in your statement.
To make your code clear. consider this.

$in =  "POST HTTP/1.1\r\n".
          "HOST: ".$CNXserverip."\r\n".
          $xmlFile;

xml data posting
Hi .. thanks for your guidance but I already have the xml file so i dont want to re-create it. Below is my php file but i dont know whats wrong:

<?php 
reset($HTTP_POST_VARS); 
$mobile = $HTTP_POST_VARS["phone"]; 

$CNXserverip="http://217.20.40.68:8080/magapi/triggerApp.jsp"; 

$xmlFile ="<?xml version='1.0' ?><wddxPacket version='0.9'><header/><data><struct><var name='MSISDN'><string>".$mobile."</string></var></struct></data></wddxPacket>"; 


$socket = fsockopen($CNXserverip,8080, $errno, $errstr, 30); 

if (!$socket) 
{ 
echo "Error in the conection : $errstr($errno)<br>\n"; 
exit(-1); 
} 

$in = "POST HTTP/1.1\r\n"; 
$in .= "HOST: " .$CNXserverip."\r\n"; 
$in .= $xmlFile; 

// echo 
echo "Sending HTTP POST request...\n<br>***\n<br>".$in."***\n<br>"; 
fputs($socket, $in); 

echo "\nResponse...\<br>***\n<br>"; 
sleep(2); 

while ($socket && !feof($socket)) 
{ 
echo fgets($socket,4096); 
} 

fclose($socket); 
?>