#27541 [Opn]: SimpleXML fails to load an xml file which contains html entities

[silver_dragoon77 at hotmail dot com]

 ID:               27541
 User updated by:  silver_dragoon77 at hotmail dot com
 Reported By:      silver_dragoon77 at hotmail dot com
 Status:           Open
 Bug Type:         SimpleXML related
 Operating System: WinXP
 PHP Version:      5.0.0b4 (beta4)
 New Comment:

Ooops sorry I didn't realize that my file wasn't unicode encoded !


Previous Comments:
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[2004-03-09 13:00:49] silver_dragoon77 at hotmail dot com

Description:
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The example string given at the php simple xml manual page contains
actór (spanish stress on the "o"). simplexml_load_string or even
simplexml_load_file both fail. If I remove the ó it works fine.

Reproduce code:
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$xmlstr = <<<XML

<?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes'?>

<movies>

 <movie>

  <title>PHP: Behind the Parser</title>

  <characters>

   <character>

    <name>Ms. Coder</name>

    <actor>Onlivia Actora</actor>

   </character>

   <character>

    <name>Mr. Coder</name>

    <actor>El Actor</actor>

   </character>

  </characters>

  <plot>

   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.

  </plot>

  <rating type="thumbs">7</rating>

  <rating type="stars">5</rating>

 </movie>

</movies>

XML;



$xml = simplexml_load_string($xmlstr);

var_dump($xml);

Expected result:
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var_dump should return a simplexml object

Actual result:
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$xml is bool(false)


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