PHP with XML requests

[Bifter]

Hi,

 

Im using the following to process an XML request from an ADSL provider:

 

<?php
function httpsPost($Url, $strRequest)
{
   // Initialisation
   $ch=curl_init();
   // Set parameters
   curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $Url);
   // Return a variable instead of posting it directly
   curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
   // Active the POST method
   curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1) ;
   // Request
   curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $strRequest);
   curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0);
   curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0);
   // execute the connexion
   $result = curl_exec($ch);
   // Close it
   curl_close($ch);
   return $result;
}
$url = 'xml.xps.xxxxx.com';
$strRequest = utf8_encode('<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Request module="XPS" call="availability" id="8c4566926694d7227d9d73fd8c2acc5b"
version="2.0.1">
<block name="auth">
<a name="username" format="text">xxxxxx</a>
<a name="password" format="password">xxxxxx</a>
<a name="client-id" format="counting">xxx</a>
</block>
<a name="postcode" format="postcode">LU2 0JJ</a>
<a name="detailed" format="yesno">Y</a>
<a name="order-type" format="text">provide</a>
</Request>');
$Response = httpsPost($url, $strRequest);

//echo $Response;

$xml = simplexml_load_string($Response);
echo "<pre>";
var_dump($xml);
echo "</pre>";

?>

 

This returns the following in the browser (I have cut this down as it is alot of information):

 

object(SimpleXMLElement)#1 (3) {
  ["@attributes"]=>
  array(1) {
    ["id"]=>
    string(32) "8c4566926694d7227d9d73fd8c2acc5b"
  }
  ["block"]=>
  array(3) {
    [0]=>
    object(SimpleXMLElement)#2 (3) {
      ["@attributes"]=>
      array(1) {
        ["name"]=>
        string(12) "availability"
      }
      ["a"]=>
      array(2) {
        [0]=>
        string(1) "5"
        [1]=>
        string(7) "LU2 0JJ"
      }
      ["block"]=>
      array(3) {
        [0]=>
        object(SimpleXMLElement)#6 (2) {
          ["@attributes"]=>
          array(1) {
            ["name"]=>
            string(21) "classic-qualification"
          }
          ["a"]=>
          array(4) {
            [0]=>
            string(1) "Z"
            [1]=>
            string(1) "G"
            [2]=>
            string(7) "2097152"
            [3]=>
            string(1) "G"
          }
        }
        [1]=>
        object(SimpleXMLElement)#7 (2) {
          ["@attributes"]=>
          array(1) {
            ["name"]=>
            string( "exchange"
          }
          ["a"]=>
          array(4) {
            [0]=>
            string(4) "SMLT"
            [1]=>
            string(5) "LUTON"
            [2]=>
            string(1) "E"
            [3]=>
            string(1) "Y"
          }
        }

The equivilant raw XML looks like this:

  <?xml version="1.0" ?> 
- <Response id="8c4566926694d7227d9d73fd8c2acc5b">
- <block name="availability">
  <a name="quick-result" format="counting">5</a> 
  <a name="postcode" format="postcode">LU2 0JJ</a> 
- <block name="classic-qualification">
  <a name="result-code" format="text">Z</a> 
  <a name="fixed-rate" format="text">G</a> 
  <a name="likely-max-speed" format="counting">2097152</a> 
  <a name="rate-adaptive" format="text">G</a> 
  </block>
- <block name="exchange">
  <a name="code" format="text">SMLT</a> 
  <a name="name" format="text">LUTON</a> 
  <a name="state" format="text">E</a> 
  <a name="llu" format="yesno">Y</a> 
  </block>

 

The problem im having is selecting certain values in the array and using them as variables.

 

Would be greatful for any surgestions.

 

Thanks,

B.

[Bifter]

Am I not explaining myself clearly or is it an impossible question?  :-\