PHP SimpleXML Syntax Error

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I am working on Twitterbot backend application and I am trying to copy the direct messages in strings that can be saved and then read. If I want to successfully integrate that into my AIML (artifical intelligence markup language) engine.

As I run the file to test it, I get a Parse error:

syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE referring to the line "file_put_contents('Program-O/InfoBot2012/test.xml', $direct_messages);"

I checked the syntax and there is no apparent error since I followed this thread.

$connection = new TwitterOAuth($consumer_key,$consumer_secret, $oAuthToken,  $oAuthSecret);

$direct_messages = $connection->get('direct_messages');

$direct_messages = file_get_contents('https://api.twitter.com/1/direct_messages.json')
file_put_contents('Program-O/InfoBot2012/test.xml', $direct_messages);

$direct_messages = simplexml_load_file("test.xml");

Marc B · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-07 00:51:43Z

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$direct_messages = file_get_contents('https://api.twitter.com/1/direct_messages.json')
                                                                                      ^--

You're missing a ; at the point I've marked.

edited Apr 7, 2012 at 0:51

answered Apr 6, 2012 at 16:02

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mseancole Over a year ago

file_put_contents requires no "$"

Diego Canale Over a year ago

hello, i added the ; and the $ as suggested but now i get even more errors: "Warning: file_get_contents() [function.file-get-contents]: Unable to find the wrapper "https" - did you forget to enable it when you configured PHP" and "Warning: file_get_contents(api.twitter.com/1/direct_messages.json) [function.file-get-contents]: failed to open stream: Invalid argument in C:\wamp\www\Program-O\InfoBot2012\directmessage_test.php" referring to the line $direct_messages = file_get_contents('api.twitter.com/1/direct_messages.json');

Diego Canale Over a year ago

also these other errors: "Warning: file_put_contents(Program-O/InfoBot2012/test.xml) [function.file-put-contents]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\wamp\www\Program-O\InfoBot2012\directmessage_test.php" referring to the line file_put_contents('Program-O/InfoBot2012/test.xml', $direct_messages); and "Warning: simplexml_load_file() [function.simplexml-load-file]: I/O warning : failed to load external entity "test.xml" in C:\wamp\www\Program-O\InfoBot2012\directmessage_test.php" referring to the line of code $direct_messages = simplexml_load_file("test.xml");

Rob Quist · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-08 13:54:32Z

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You have to enable php_openssl.dll (dll since you're using windows).

You can do this by opening up php.ini (usually apache/bin/php.ini in your xampp / EasyPHP folder), and remove the ";" before the line "extension=php_openssl.dll" (so you uncomment it), or add 'extension=php_openssl.dll' to the bottom of your file.

This way php_openssl.dll will be loaded, and PHP will know how to handle HTTPS.

answered Jun 8, 2012 at 13:54

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web-nomad · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-06 16:57:39Z

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According to the Twitter documentation on direct_messages api, the request https://api.twitter.com/1/direct_messages.json will return a JSON response, which you are trying to save and load as XML.

Try https://api.twitter.com/1/direct_messages.xml instead.

Hope it helps.

answered Apr 6, 2012 at 16:57

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Diego Canale Over a year ago

thanks for ur reply but it doesn't work either by trying with api.twitter.com/1/direct_messages.xml...I am getting same errors as previously posted...

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