Bug #53694 [Opn->Bgs]: SimpleXMLElement does not read XML declaration line.

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53694&edit=1 ID: 53694 Updated by: rrichards@php.net Reported by: jamone_95134 at yahoo dot com Summary: SimpleXMLElement does not read XML declaration line. -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Bug Package: SimpleXML related Operating System: Windows XP PHP Version: 5.3.5 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php invalid characters before start of declaration. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-01-08 10:04:15] jamone_95134 at yahoo dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/simplexml.examples-basic --- When I run the first example I get the following errors: $ php test1.php Warning: SimpleXMLElement::__construct(): Entity: line 1: parser error : XML declaration allowed only at the start of th e document in D:\php_src\XML\test1.php on line 4 Warning: SimpleXMLElement::__construct(): <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> in D:\php_src\XML\test1.php on li ne 4 Warning: SimpleXMLElement::__construct(): ^ in D:\php_src\XML\test1.php on line 4 Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Exception' with message 'String could not be parsed as XML' in D:\php_src\XML\test1.php :4 Stack trace: #0 D:\php_src\XML\test1.php(4): SimpleXMLElement->__construct('?<?xml version=...') #1 {main} thrown in D:\php_src\XML\test1.php on line 4 If I remove the <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> line from the example.php file it runs ok. So how do we handle the declaration line for xml files with SimpleXMLElement? Test script: --------------- Just running example 2 from http://www.php.net/manual/en/simplexml.examples-basic.php Expected result: ---------------- Expected result: So, this language. It's like, a programming language. Or is it a scripting language? All is revealed in this thrilling horror spoof of a documentary. Actual result: -------------- $ php test1.php Warning: SimpleXMLElement::__construct(): Entity: line 1: parser error : XML declaration allowed only at the start of th e document in D:\php_src\XML\test1.php on line 4 Warning: SimpleXMLElement::__construct(): <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> in D:\php_src\XML\test1.php on li ne 4 Warning: SimpleXMLElement::__construct(): ^ in D:\php_src\XML\test1.php on line 4 Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Exception' with message 'String could not be parsed as XML' in D:\php_src\XML\test1.php :4 Stack trace: #0 D:\php_src\XML\test1.php(4): SimpleXMLElement->__construct('?<?xml version=...') #1 {main} thrown in D:\php_src\XML\test1.php on line 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53694&edit=1