php and xml (rss)

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  1. #1
    Hi
    I have wrote a code to generate rss feed by a php script
    It works fine on localhost, but when uploaded to the server, it sends this error:
    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /path_to_directory/rss_feed.php on line 12
    As you see line 12 is: 
    
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
    Code (markup):
    This is the script itself:
    <?php
session_start(); 
 require("dbconnect.php"); 
 if(!isset($_SESSION['usertype']))
   { 
   	header("Location: login.php");
	}
else
	{
header("Content-Type: application/xml; charset=ISO-8859-1"); 
?>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
<rss version="2.0">

<channel>
  <title>page title</title>
  <link>page link</link>
<?php

$result=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM feed ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 20 ");
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($result)){

//there are some more code here

$item="<item>
    <title>$title</title>
    <link>$link</link>
    <description>$desc</description>
  </item>";

echo $item;

}

	}
?>
</channel>
</rss>
    PHP:
    Thank you very much for your help
     
    promotingspace.net, Nov 29, 2010 IP
  2. s_ruben

    s_ruben Active Member

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    #2
    It is because the symbols "<?" is told the server that php script start. Change the script to:

    
<?php
session_start();
 require("dbconnect.php");
 if(!isset($_SESSION['usertype']))
   {
    header("Location: login.php");
    }
else
    {
header("Content-Type: application/xml; charset=ISO-8859-1");

echo('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
<rss version="2.0">

<channel>
  <title>page title</title>
  <link>page link</link>');

$result=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM feed ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 20 ");
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($result)){

//there are some more code here

$item="<item>
    <title>$title</title>
    <link>$link</link>
    <description>$desc</description>
  </item>";

echo $item;

}

    }
?>
</channel>
</rss>
    PHP:
     
    s_ruben, Nov 29, 2010 IP
  3. guardian999

    guardian999 Well-Known Member

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    #3 
    <?php
session_start();
 require("dbconnect.php");
 if(!isset($_SESSION['usertype'])):
    header("Location: login.php");
 else:
  
header("Content-Type: application/xml; charset=ISO-8859-1");
?>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
  <title>page title</title>
  <link>page link</link>
   <items>
<?php
$result=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM feed ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 20 ");
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($result)){

//there are some more code here

$item="<item>
    <title>$title</title>
    <link>$link</link>
    <description>$desc</description>
  </item>";

echo $item;
	} // End While
?> 
</items>
</channel>
</rss>

<?php endif;?>
    PHP:
     
    guardian999, Nov 29, 2010 IP
  4. Nahid

    Nahid Peon

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    #4 
    
<?php
session_start(); 
 require("dbconnect.php"); 
 if(!isset($_SESSION['usertype']))
   { 
    header("Location: login.php");
    }
else
    {
header("Content-Type: application/xml; charset=ISO-8859-1"); 

echo '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>';

?>
<rss version="2.0">

<channel>
  <title>page title</title>
  <link>page link</link>
<?php

$result=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM feed ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 20 ");
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($result)){

//there are some more code here

$item="<item>
    <title>$title</title>
    <link>$link</link>
    <description>$desc</description>
  </item>";

echo $item;

}

    }
?>
</channel>
</rss>
    Code (php):
     
    Nahid, Dec 6, 2010 IP