How are you showing $query? If you're just doing print $query in a browser, the XML wouldn't show up in the window. You could either set the Content-type: text/plain before outputting $query, or by checking view source.
On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 22:37, ArnieLapinig <arnie.lapi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > I hope someone can help.... my query with the REST API /users/show.xml > doesn't seem to be returning an xml string... > > I'm getting strange data back from my query. Here's the code: > > $twitterHost = 'http://twitter.com/users/show.xml? > screen_name=' . urlencode($lookforname); > > $curl = curl_init(); > > curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, 2); > curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HEADER, false); > curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH, CURLAUTH_BASIC); > curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); > curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_USERPWD, "$username: > $password"); > curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION, > CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1); > curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, $twitterHost); > > $query = curl_exec($curl); > > and here's what i'm getting: > > > $twitterHost string(59) "http://twitter.com/users/show.xml? > screen_name=mandarine_one<http://twitter.com/users/show.xml?%0Ascreen_name=mandarine_one> > " > > $query > > string(2023) " 32432559 anton mandarine_one Neuburg an der Donau > Mediengestalter, Nerd, Comic- und Musikliebhaber, nörgelt gerne über > die Arbeit. > http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/435301043/twitter_normal.jpg > http://www.grizzlyfear.de false 159 EBEBEB 333333 990000 F3F3F3 DFDFDF > 238 Fri Apr 17 14:49:15 +0000 2009 23 3600 Berlin > > http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/41257908/8edd7_014-sergeypoluse.jpg > true 2129 false false false false Tue Oct 13 17:19:41 +0000 2009 > 4839657896 @_Schnucki_ madame sie gruseln mir die scheisse aus dem > leid. du schreibst von stromschlag und bei mir geht das licht aus > #scary <a target='_blank' href="http://www.atebits.com/"; > rel="nofollow">Tweetie</a> false 4839540863 50962463 false _Schnucki_ > " > > when i paste "http://twitter.com/users/show.xml? > screen_name=mandarine_one<http://twitter.com/users/show.xml?%0Ascreen_name=mandarine_one>" > into the browser, i get an xml string: > > <user> > <id>32432559</id> > <name>anton</name> > <screen_name>mandarine_one</screen_name> > <location>Neuburg an der Donau</location> > <description> > Mediengestalter, Nerd, Comic- und Musikliebhaber, nörgelt gerne über > die Arbeit. > </description> > <profile_image_url> > http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/435301043/twitter_normal.jpg > </profile_image_url> > <url>http://www.grizzlyfear.de</url> > <protected>false</protected> > etc etc etc etc... > > Am I making some sort of basic mistake? > > Thanks for helping... > > -- Internets. Serious business.
