PHP: How to parse this xml with Simple XML

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I need to get the value of url2 from the following xml:

<videoplayer>
    <embed_code>aaa</embed_code>
    <volume>bbb</volume>
    <stats_pixel>
        <secret>ccc</secret>
        <url>ddd</url>
        <url2>HOW TO GET THIS???</url2>
        <video_plays>
            <site_url>eee</site_url>
        </video_plays>
    </stats_pixel>
</videoplayer>

This didn't work:

$xml = simplexml_load_file($url);
$xml->videoplayer[0]->stats_pixel->url2;

Zbigniew · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-31 16:53:52Z

1

videoplayer is root, so you shouldn't specify it, this should work:

echo $xml->stats_pixel->url2;;

edited Jul 31, 2012 at 16:53

answered Jul 31, 2012 at 16:45

Zbigniew

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Ray · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-31 16:52:40Z

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You might need to encode your URL:

$xml = simplexml_load_file(rawurlencode($url));
var_dump($xml);  //make sure you get a SimpleXMLElement here before using it...

answered Jul 31, 2012 at 16:52

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user967451 Over a year ago

I do get an object back. Funny thing is if I var_dump $xml->videoplayer I get SimpleXMLElement Object ( ) anything beyond that I get nothing back but the trying to get property of non object notice.

Ray Over a year ago

@JakeRow123 Can you add the output of var_dump($xml->videoplayer); to your question?

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