cURL
 

Hi guys and gals

Apparently my host uses cURL, I dont have a clue how to use this and I really need to use it for some xml feeds, I would be deeply in your debt if You could help me... I need file you can download here to work with it... dont worry.. its not a virus or trojan or anything, I like being at GG&J and wouldn't want to be banned.

http://www.netcamperformers.com/perflister.zip

satan tried to explain it to me in another thread and I looked it up in some php books but the books I have said nothing of cURL.

Thanks for Your help

Xallow

In your script, I see at the line number 36 this:
Here is where you have to make the change.

Add this function to your script, at the beggining of it, right after the tag line:

PHP Code:

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/**
  * Retrieves the url
  *
  * @param string $url
  * @param string $uagent
  * @return string
  */
 function retrieveUrl($url) {
     // create a new CURL resource
     $ch = curl_init();
     // set URL and other appropriate options
     curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
     curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, true);
     curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, true);
     curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
     // grab URL and pass it to the browser
     $result = curl_exec($ch);
     // close CURL resource, and free up system resources
     curl_close($ch);     
     return $result;
 } 


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Then change your code at the 36th line into:

PHP Code:

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$xml_content = retrieveUrl( $xml_source ) 


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I didn't tested it 'cause I'm on the run, but it should work.

That took care of the error, but it still doesnt show the content

Hang on there, I'm looking into it right now

Ok, my bad. My function is returning the HTTP headers with the content, and that was making the XML parser to give an error. You have to return to the function I gave you and change a parameter inside it.

must become

This way it will work.

That did it, thanks a bunch Kitty Kate

No problem, tiger. Glad I could help you |thumb