note 95292 modified in simplexml.requirements by danbrown

You don't NEED "allow_url_fopen = On". This is only if you query for external xml feeds such as: <?php $data = simplexml_load_file('http://www.example.com/myfeed.xml"); ?> In many other cases you WONT need allow_url_fopen because files will be local or you will use posted XML data... --was-- You don't NEED "allow_url_fopen = On". This is only if you query for external xml feeds such as: $data = simplexml_load_file('http://www.feed.com/myfeed.xml") In many other cases you WONT need allow_url_fopen because files will be local or you will use posted XML data... http://php.net/manual/en/simplexml.requirements.php