struggling with this code

mindapolis · July 30, 2011

Could someone please help me figure out this error.

Warning: file_get_contents(STORE_XML_FILES) [function.file-get-contents]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in D:\Hosting\5246561\html\functions.php on line 9

Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Exception' with message 'String could not be parsed as XML' in D:\Hosting\5246561\html\functions.php:9 Stack trace: #0 D:\Hosting\5246561\html\functions.php(9): SimpleXMLElement->__construct('') #1 D:\Hosting\5246561\html\treats.php(54): get_xml_catalog() #2 {main} thrown in D:\Hosting\5246561\html\functions.php on line 9

Here’s the code for the product page.

<code>

<?php

session_name("treats");

session_start();

?>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<head>

<title>Auntie Vic's treats</title>

.description {

width: 200px;

padding-left: 5px;

}

.price {

font-weight: bold;

}

#catalog {

margin-top: 50px;

margin-left: 250px;

}

.products {

width: 300px;

text-align:center;

padding-right:35px;

padding-bottom: 6px;

}

.pics {

text-align:center;

}

.description {

padding-right: 25px;

}

</style>

</head>

<body>

<li class="menuOption"><a href="aboutUs.html">Management Team </a></li>

<li class="menuOption"><a href="missionStatement.html">Mission Statement</a></li>

<li class="menuOption"><a href="treats.html">Treats </a></li>

<li class="menuOption"><a href="charities.html">Supported Charities</a></li>

<li class="menuOption"><a href="order.html">Orders</a></li>

</ul>

</div>

<?php

require_once 'functions.php';

foreach(get_xml_catalog() as $product)

{

echo '<li>$product->title</li>';

}

?>

</body>

</html>

</code>

Functions file

<code>

<?php

/**DEFINE GLOBALS**/

define('STORE_XML_FILE' , 'catalog.xml');

/*FUNCTIONS*/

function get_xml_catalog()

{

return new SimpleXMLElement(file_get_contents(STORE_XML_FILES));

}

?>

</code>

Catalog.xml file

<code>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<item>

<title> Wayah's Woofburgers and fries</title>

<description> Burger: Unbleached and rye flours, cheddar cheese, unsalter butter, beef broth, cornmeal, canola oil, garlic powder, seseme seeds, egg whites, beet and spinach powders.

<br />

Fries: Unbleached flour, cheddar cheese, chicken broth, garlic powder </description>

<img> http://auntievics.com/assets/WayahsWoofburgers.jpg</img>

</product>

</item>

</code>

PFMaBiSmAd · July 30, 2011

You have a spelling error in your defined constant - STORE_XML_FILE vs STORE_XML_FILES

If you had error_reporting set to E_ALL you would have gotten a notice error where you tried to use the non-existent STORE_XML_FILES

mindapolis · July 30, 2011

I'm so sorry. I have been staring at that code for hours! ! It kind of works. It displays this

$product->title

not the contents of the xml file

mikesta707 · July 30, 2011

You need to use double quotes for your variables to be interpolated, but the intent is probably clearer if you simply concatenate.

echo '<li>' . $product->title . '</li>';

mindapolis · July 31, 2011

I need a second pair of eyes. Why am I getting this error?

Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_xml_catalog() in D:\Hosting\5246561\html\treats.php

<code>

<?php

/**DEFINE GLOBALS**/

define('STORE_XML_FILE' , 'catalog.xml');

/*FUNCTIONS*/

function get_xml_catalog()

{

return new SimpleXMLElement(file_get_contents(STORE_XML_FILE));

}

?>

<code>

<?php

session_name("treats");

session_start();

?>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<head>

<title>Auntie Vic's treats</title>

#mainContent {

margin: 0 auto;

text-align:center;

width:600px;

}

.description {

width: 200px;

padding-left: 5px;

}

.price {

font-weight: bold;

}

#catalog {

margin-top: 50px;

margin-left: 250px;

}

.products {

width: 300px;

text-align:center;

padding-right:35px;

padding-bottom: 6px;

}

.pics {

text-align:center;

}

.description {

padding-right: 25px;

}

</style>

</head>

<body>

<li class="menuOption"><a href="aboutUs.html">Management Team </a></li>

<li class="menuOption"><a href="missionStatement.html">Mission Statement</a></li>

<li class="menuOption"><a href="treats.html">Treats </a></li>

<li class="menuOption"><a href="charities.html">Supported Charities</a></li>

<li class="menuOption"><a href="order.html">Orders</a></li>

</ul>

</div>

<?php

$output = '.<table class="product">

<tr>';

foreach(get_xml_catalog() as $product)

{

$output .='

<td>

<h2>'.$product->title.'</h2>

<div>

<img src="'.$product->img.' height="" Width="" />

<span>

'.$product->description.'

</span>

</div>

'.$price->price.'

</div>

</div>

</td>';

}

$output .='

</tr>

</table>

';

echo $output;

?>

</div>

Auntie Vic's Treatery <br />

PO Box 34092 <br />

Clermont, IN 46234 <br />

317-701-0343 <br />

<a href="mailto:auntievics@gmail.com">Email Us</a></div>

</body>

</html>

trq · July 31, 2011

Have you ever noticed how most peoples posts have nicely formatted, syntax highlighted code around here? That is because we have

tags for use when posting code.

mindapolis · July 31, 2011

didn't see that button, sorry! !

<?php
/**DEFINE GLOBALS**/
define('STORE_XML_FILE' , 'catalog.xml');

/*FUNCTIONS*/

function get_xml_catalog()
{
return new SimpleXMLElement(file_get_contents(STORE_XML_FILE));
}
?>

<?php
session_name("treats");
session_start();
?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Auntie Vic's treats</title>
<link href="doggyTreats.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<style type="text/css">
#mainContent {
   margin: 0 auto;
   text-align:center;
   width:600px;
   }
.description {
   width: 200px;
   padding-left: 5px;
}
.price {
   font-weight: bold;
}

#catalog {
   margin-top: 50px;
   margin-left: 250px;
}
.products {
   width: 300px;
   text-align:center;
   padding-right:35px;
   padding-bottom: 6px;
}
.pics {
   text-align:center;
}   
.description {
   padding-right: 25px;
}
</style>
</head>

<body>
<div id = "navBar">
<ul id="menu">
<li class="menuOption"><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>
<li class="menuOption"><a href="aboutUs.html">Management Team </a></li>
<li class="menuOption"><a href="missionStatement.html">Mission Statement</a></li>
<li class="menuOption"><a href="treats.html">Treats </a></li>
<li class="menuOption"><a href="charities.html">Supported Charities</a></li>
  <li class="menuOption"><a href="order.html">Orders</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="logo"><img src="assets/logo.gif" width="182" height="123" alt="logo" /></div>
<div id = "mainContent">
<?php
$output = '.<table class="product">
         <tr>';
foreach(get_xml_catalog() as $product)
    {
    $output .='
      <td>
               <h2>'.$product->title.'</h2>
               <div>
                  <img src="'.$product->img.' height="" Width="" />
                  <span>
                     '.$product->description.'
                  </span>
               </div>
               <div class="price">
                  '.$price->price.'
               </div>
               <div class="addToCart">
                  <a href="#">add to cart</a>
                  
               </div>
               </td>';
    }
   $output .='
      </tr>
   </table>
   ';
echo $output;
?>
</div>
<div id = "footer">
Auntie Vic's Treatery <br />
PO Box 34092 <br />
Clermont, IN 46234 <br />
317-701-0343 <br />
<a href="mailto:auntievics@gmail.com">Email Us</a></div>
</body>
</html>

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