PHP which version supports simplexml cdata

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From which PHP 5 version does simplexml_load_file support CDATA?

 $xml = @simplexml_load_file($url, NULL, LIBXML_NOCDATA);

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You're contradicting yourself a little here; you want CDATA support, yet you've set the LIBXML_NOCDATA flag? — Bojangles
– Bojangles, Commented Sep 6, 2011 at 19:44
i believe the LIBXML_NOCDATA prevents the cdata from being escaped and left out of the object. see: us3.php.net/manual/en/function.simplexml-load-file.php#85484 — gregghz
– gregghz, Commented Sep 6, 2011 at 19:47
The CDATA is not "left out of the object", it is just not visible in var_dump, print_r, etc, causing confusion. There is no need to pass LIBXML_NOCDATA in order to work with SimpleXML in the normal way; for an explanation of what it actually does, see stackoverflow.com/a/13981917/157957 — IMSoP
– IMSoP, Commented May 30, 2013 at 17:31

Community · Accepted Answer · 2023-11-17 20:42:18Z

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I'm not entirely sure this answers your question (some clarity might help?) but I found this at php.net:

https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.simplexml-load-file.php#82067

"A PHP version >= 5.1.0 is required for this to work"

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Rik de Vos Over a year ago

Does it also support CDATA from that version?

gregghz Over a year ago

the only thing that is clear to me is that 5.1 is required to include the CDATA in the object. I'm not sure what happens when using php < 5.1.

IMSoP Over a year ago

PHP 5.1 is required to support the LIBXML_NOCDATA option; it is not required to include the CDATA in the object, becase the CDATA is always there - it's just not visible in var_dump, print_r, etc

John Skoubourdis · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-06 19:45:46Z

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As in http://php.net/manual/en/function.simplexml-load-file.php said, I think from PHP version >= 5.1.0

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:05:24Z

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SimpleXML supports CDATA in any version, and there is no need to pass LIBXML_NOCDATA. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/13830559/157957 and https://stackoverflow.com/a/16842431/157957

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