$$ Parse url from xml

[dennisbritv]

Hey guys

 

I really need this done and am not experienced in php.

 

I need to read this xml file  h t t p : / / britishinternettv.co.uk/vlc.xml

 

i need to extract the first url between -<url>and </url>

 

this then needs to be echo'd (written) where i need it on my page.

 

this must work afresh each page load.

 

can donate to paypal if needed.

 

thanks in advance

 

Dennis

[dennisbritv]

This is what i have so far but its not working

Please assist 


<?php

//The xml
$URL_GETURL="http://www.britishinternettv.co.uk/vlc.xml";
function doCurl($url)
{
        $ch = curl_init($url);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
        $output = curl_exec($ch);       
        curl_close($ch);
        return $output;
}

//GET THE KEY;
$a=doCurl($URL_GETURL);
$split=explode("<url>",$a);

?>
<?php echo $url;?>


[code]

[jcbones]

Try it through simpleXML:

$xml = new SimpleXMLElement('http://www.britishinternettv.co.uk/vlc.xml',NULL,TRUE);
echo $xml->info[0]->url;

 

I believe that is right.

[QuickOldCar]

<?php
$xml = simplexml_load_file('http://www.britishinternettv.co.uk/vlc.xml');
$url=$xml->url[0];
echo "<a href='$url'>$url</a>";
?>

 

Made hyperlink

[dennisbritv]

<?php
$xml = simplexml_load_file('http://www.britishinternettv.co.uk/vlc.xml');
$url=$xml->url[0];
echo $url;
?>

 

 

Superstar!! Thank you very much. Can i take the P1ss and ask you to explain just how this works please?

[QuickOldCar]

This can explain it better than I can.

 

http://php.net/manual/en/function.simplexml-load-file.php

[dennisbritv]

hrmm

 

this works to a point, but in real mode the keys being returned dont work. is that annything to do with the <url><![CDATA[ tags?