Output XML file | API with CodeIgniter [duplicate]

Question

I am developing a API with CodeIgniter Framework.

Scenario -

My application will call my API with http://myapi.com/controler?parA=valA&parB=valB
My controller will _GET the request and process it.
Controller will call a view with $this->load->view('response',$data, true).

My View File -

Response.php

<response>
    <status>
        200
    </status>
    <mode>
        VisaCreditCard
    </mode>
    <options>
        <option name="Transfer" url="http://myapi.com/controller/transfer?id=8230&reason=illness" />
        <option name="Cancel" url="http://myapi.com/controller/cancel?id=3934"/>
        <option name="New Booking" url="http://myapi.com/controller/book_new" />
    </options>
</response>

Please note that the tag names are the same as I am using in my application although the values inside are vague. This is because I want you to notice the <options> and <option/>.

Problem

Now the problem is when I call my API, CI would do all its jobs and then give out this view where all i get on screen is

200 VisaCreditCard

When I check to see the Source Code of the page I get exactly what I want i.e the text that I have in my respons.php file Expectation I want the source code I got in my output to be on the visible to when I call that url.

Server Information

Ubuntu 13.04
Apache2
PHP 5
Codeigniter 2.1.3 (Rewrite PHP Short Tags - FALSE & .htaccess to omit index.php)

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– mrsrinivas, Commented Nov 15, 2016 at 14:15

VenomVipes · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-21 12:00:58Z

0

After almost 7 hours of head-banging search, experiment and sufferings came the light.

I did two things and it was solved.

Set on header that declared Content-Type:text/xml.
Omit the third parameter $this->load->view('response',$data).

Now my code is :

<?php header ("Content-Type:text/xml"); ?>

<response>
    <status>
        200
    </status>
    <mode>
        VisaCreditCard
    </mode>
    <options>
        <option name="Transfer" url="http://myapi.com/controller/transfer?id=8230&reason=illness" />
        <option name="Cancel" url="http://myapi.com/controller/cancel?id=3934"/>
        <option name="New Booking" url="http://myapi.com/controller/book_new" />
    </options>
</response>

And, don't forget to convert the & into & or you will dive into errors again.

edited Jun 21, 2013 at 12:00

answered Jun 20, 2013 at 16:29

VenomVipes

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2 Comments

hakre Over a year ago

I linked you a potential duplicate. I guess this will be useful for you if you're using Codeigniter. I found it by using your questions title as search terms.

VenomVipes Over a year ago

@hakre Thanks to notify. I had already removed the <pre> </pre> tags but didn't edit my answer here.

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