Recieving XML via POST!!!

GiantComm

Hi,

I am trying to receive an XML string (XML document) via POST to a script that turns it into an array.

It works fine when I call the XML file from a fixed location. However I cant seem to receive it when it is posted via a Form!

BASIC FORM TO SEND XML:

<html>
<head>
<title>Send XML Form</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>

<body>
<form name="form1" method="POST" action="XML_to_array4.php">
  <p>
    <textarea name="contents" cols="100" rows="15"></textarea>

</p>
  <p>
    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
  </p>
</form>
</body>
</html>

PHP CODE THAT RETRIEVES XML THAT WAS POSTED:

$contents = $_POST['contents'];
//echo($contents);
$data = GetXMLTree ($contents);

Do I have to do something with the XML data before passing it to my function?

Any help would be much appreciated.

GiantComm...

devinemke

you may have to run the data thru [man]stripslashes[/man] depending on your server's magic_quotes_gpc setting.

GiantComm

Aah yeah, let me give that a whirl.

Thanks devinemke

GiantComm

OK, that didnt work BUT it did need the stripslashes adding.

This is what I have that doesnt work:

$contents = $_POST['contents'];
stripslashes($contents);
$data = GetXMLTree ($contents);

This is what did work:

$url = "sample.xml"; //URL of the XML FEED
$contents = file_get_contents($url);
$data = GetXMLTree ($contents);

Any ideas why value in $contents isnt being passed to my function when it is sent via POST?

devinemke

change this:

$contents = $_POST['contents']; 
stripslashes($contents); 
$data = GetXMLTree ($contents);

to this:

$data = GetXMLTree(stripslashes($_POST['contents']));

GiantComm

Thats got it 😃

Thanks very much for your help devinemke.

Dont suppose you could explain roughly why it didnt work the way I had it could you? :o