Bug #54950 [Opn->Ver]: simplexml_load_[string|file]: error_get_last is useless

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54950&edit=1 ID: 54950 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: marc-bennewitz at arcor dot de Summary: simplexml_load_[string|file]: error_get_last is useless -Status: Open +Status: Verified Type: Bug Package: SimpleXML related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.3.6 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: I can confirm the reported behavior: <https://3v4l.org/69E3Y>. DOM handles this better (<https://3v4l.org/4fIVO>). > OK 'libxml_use_internal_errors' can also be used > but the last reported error is unhelpful anyhow I can't confirm this: <https://3v4l.org/3eFuK>. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-05-29 19:37:11] marc-bennewitz at arcor dot de OK 'libxml_use_internal_errors' can also be used but the last reported error is unhelpful anyhow ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-05-29 18:07:26] marc-bennewitz at arcor dot de Description: ------------ On loading an invalid xml catched errors using error_get_last aren't helpful because the message is nearly empty "simplexml_load_string(): ^" It looks like there are more errors reported and the last error is the most unhelpful error but this is the only good catchable error (see example). A workaround only exists using an own error handler but it's nasty :( Test script: --------------- $xml = <<<XML <?xml version="1.0"?> <config> <a>test</a> </other> XML; echo 'LOAD INVALID XML STRING' . PHP_EOL; $simpleXML = simplexml_load_string($xml); echo 'DETECTED ERROR:' . PHP_EOL; if ($simpleXML === false) { $err = error_get_last(); var_dump($err); } Expected result: ---------------- LOAD INVALID XML STRING PHP Warning: simplexml_load_string(): Entity: line 4: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: config line 2 and other in /tmp/bug_simpleXmlLoad.php on line 11 Warning: simplexml_load_string(): Entity: line 4: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: config line 2 and other in /tmp/bug_simpleXmlLoad.php on line 11 DETECTED ERROR: array(4) { ["type"]=> int(2) ["message"]=> string(34) "simplexml_load_string(): Entity: line 4: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: config line 2 and other" ["file"]=> string(26) "/tmp/bug_simpleXmlLoad.php" ["line"]=> int(11) } Actual result: -------------- LOAD INVALID XML STRING PHP Warning: simplexml_load_string(): Entity: line 4: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: config line 2 and other in /tmp/bug_simpleXmlLoad.php on line 11 Warning: simplexml_load_string(): Entity: line 4: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: config line 2 and other in /tmp/bug_simpleXmlLoad.php on line 11 PHP Warning: simplexml_load_string(): </other> in /tmp/bug_simpleXmlLoad.php on line 11 Warning: simplexml_load_string(): </other> in /tmp/bug_simpleXmlLoad.php on line 11 PHP Warning: simplexml_load_string(): ^ in /tmp/bug_simpleXmlLoad.php on line 11 Warning: simplexml_load_string(): ^ in /tmp/bug_simpleXmlLoad.php on line 11 DETECTED ERROR: array(4) { ["type"]=> int(2) ["message"]=> string(34) "simplexml_load_string(): ^" ["file"]=> string(26) "/tmp/bug_simpleXmlLoad.php" ["line"]=> int(11) } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54950&edit=1