Parsing XML response in PHP (and/or Zend Framework)

Question

I am using the Zend Framework and using Zend_Http_Client to make a POST request to a third party API.

$client = new Zend_Http_Client('http://api.com');
$client->setParameterPost(array(
    'param1' => 'value'
));
$response = $client->request('POST');
echo $response->getBody();

This API returns an XML document as its response.

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<registration>
    <id>12345</id>
</registration>

How can I turn the response into something I can work with?

See stackoverflow.com/questions/513010/php-xml-parsing

Pekka
– Pekka

2010-10-25 21:18:02 +00:00
Commented Oct 25, 2010 at 21:18 — Pekka
– Pekka, Commented Oct 25, 2010 at 21:18

Aine · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-26 13:02:19Z

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I find the easiest way is to use SimpleXml

$data = simplexml_load_string($response->getBody());

Then, to get the ID, you can use

$id = (string) $data->registration->id;

answered Oct 26, 2010 at 13:02

Aine

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Dewayne Over a year ago

simplexml_load_string often segfaults as of this time. It seems unreliable.

S S · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-11 19:49:33Z

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for xml file from url, you can use below code.

$xml = simplexml_load_file('any url here');

echo $xml->id;

answered Jul 11, 2012 at 19:49

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Thom Wiggers · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-25 21:25:57Z

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Is it XMLRPC? Look into Zend_XmlRpc. Otherwise: see Pekka's link in the comment on the Question, or use Zend_Config_Xml (not really what its intended for, though)

answered Oct 25, 2010 at 21:25

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