PHP simplexml_load_file not parsing

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As you can see I've checked some other answers here on Stackoverflow but I only get blank results. Here's what I've got so far:

$city = simplexml_load_file('http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=Tijuana&mode=xml&appid=12fcd235af3a27a895aecb26bc957055');

echo $city['current']['city']['name'];
echo $city->current->city;

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Try this echo (string)$city->city["name"]; simplexml_load_string or file ignore root element, which is current in your case — Sahil Gulati
– Sahil Gulati, Commented Aug 26, 2017 at 7:09
One last question: Sahil, I can get the result for the first pocket but not the second... for example: <?php $base_clima = simplexml_load_file('api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/…); // print_r($city); $humedad = (string)$base_clima->humidity["value"]; $wind_v = (string)$base_clima->wind["speed"]['value']; ?> <p><?='Humidity: '.$humedad.'%'?></p> <p><?='Wind speed: '. $wind_v .'Km/h'?></p> — Samuel Ramzan
– Samuel Ramzan, Commented Aug 26, 2017 at 7:24
Sorry... Object. If I want to print the first part of the array inside of the wind objet I get a blank result. wind["speed"]->speed["value"] — Samuel Ramzan
– Samuel Ramzan, Commented Aug 26, 2017 at 7:32

Sahil Gulati · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-26 07:36:09Z

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In your code change this:

$base_clima->wind["speed"]['value'];

This:

$base_clima->wind->speed['value'];

Sample print of an object:

[wind] => SimpleXMLElement Object
         (
            [speed] => SimpleXMLElement Object
                (
                    [@attributes] => Array
                        (
                            [value] => 1.95
                            [name] => Light breeze
                        )

                )
         )

For accessing the elements of an object You can use something like this $object->element1->element2 but in simplexml_load_string/file @attributes can be accessed as an array so you can use it like this.

Try this, Hope this one will be helpful.

$city = simplexml_load_file('http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=Tijuana&mode=xml&appid=12fcd235af3a27a895aecb26bc957055');
echo $humedad = (string)$city->humidity["value"]; 
echo $wind_v = (string)$city->wind->speed['value'];

edited Aug 26, 2017 at 7:36

answered Aug 26, 2017 at 7:33

Sahil Gulati

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Samuel Ramzan Over a year ago

You are a Genus! Thanks a lot.

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