Storing XML data to JavaScript variable via PHP

Question

I am calling a PHP file to get the requested XML file and storing its data to a JavaScript variable. Here is the code:

var albumXML = null;
<?php $fname = "folder/" . $_GET['getFile'];
    $contents = file_get_contents($fname);
    echo 'albumXML = "' . $contents . '";';
?>

But the console shows the error: Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token <

I think it's the starting of the $contents's first tag start. How can I store that data?

do you have CRLF in the $contents variable?. Even if you have an error doing right-click and checking source code helps a ton sometimes to detect strange behaviors — Naryl
– Naryl, Commented Nov 22, 2012 at 12:20
this php file loaded into the dom via ajax. So the javascript in this file I can't find anywhere ! not in the source code! — kirtan403
– kirtan403, Commented Nov 22, 2012 at 12:25

Carlos · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-22 13:23:52Z

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<?php
    $fname = "folder/" . $_GET['getFile'];
    $contents = file_get_contents($fname);
?>
var albumXML = '<?php echo addslashes(preg_replace('@(\n|\r|\r\n)+@', ' ', $contents)); ?>';

edited Nov 22, 2012 at 13:23

answered Nov 22, 2012 at 12:19

Carlos

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kirtan403 Over a year ago

same Error ! Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token <

Carlos Over a year ago

Try now. I added a preg_replace to substitute any newlines by spaces.

kirtan403 Over a year ago

still the same error.! I was before this using the ajax request to get that data and was working fine. But when there is huge xml files. It stops working maybe due to server restrictions. So i tried this direct method but still not working

Carlos Over a year ago

@user1820644 Are you using single or double quotes for attributes in your XML?

kirtan403 Over a year ago

there are no attributes in the XML. All simple tag without any attribute.

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