parser error : Start tag expected, '

Question

I am using PHP for the first time. I am using the php sample for uploading image on ebay sandbox. I am getting the following error on running the PHP file:

PHP Warning:  simplexml_load_string(): Entity: line 1: parser error : Start tag expected, '<' not found in /home/nish/stuff/market place/test/php5/UploadImage/UploadSiteHostedPictures.php on line 69
PHP Warning:  simplexml_load_string(): HTTP/1.1 200 OK in /home/nish/stuff/market place/test/php5/UploadImage/UploadSiteHostedPictures.php on line 69
PHP Warning:  simplexml_load_string(): ^ in /home/nish/stuff/market place/test/php5/UploadImage/UploadSiteHostedPictures.php on line 69
PHP Notice:  Trying to get property of non-object in /home/nish/stuff/market place/test/php5/UploadImage/UploadSiteHostedPictures.php on line 92
PHP Notice:  Trying to get property of non-object in /home/nish/stuff/market place/test/php5/UploadImage/UploadSiteHostedPictures.php on line 93
PHP Notice:  Trying to get property of non-object in /home/nish/stuff/market place/test/php5/UploadImage/UploadSiteHostedPictures.php on line 93
PHP Notice:  Trying to get property of non-object in /home/nish/stuff/market place/test/php5/UploadImage/UploadSiteHostedPictures.php on line 94
PHP Notice:  Trying to get property of non-object in /home/nish/stuff/market place/test/php5/UploadImage/UploadSiteHostedPictures.php on line 94

Relevant lines are:

69. $respXmlObj = simplexml_load_string($respXmlStr);     // create SimpleXML object from string for easier parsing
                                                      // need SimpleXML library loaded for this

92. $ack        = $respXmlObj->Ack;
93. $picNameOut = $respXmlObj->SiteHostedPictureDetails->PictureName;
94. $picURL     = $respXmlObj->SiteHostedPictureDetails->FullURL;

What I can understand is the respXMLObj is not getting set properly. I have checked that simleXML support is enabled.

Could someone please help me debug this. Thanks

user_4552092 · Answer

$hasError = false;

if ( $resp == 'Internal Server Error' || empty($resp) )
{
    $hasError = true;
}

if ( ! $hasError )
{                      
    $aux    = !empty($resp) ? explode('ï»¿', $resp) : NULL;
    $temp   = utf8_decode(trim($aux[0]));               
    $xml    = simplexml_load_string($temp); 
}

parser error : Start tag expected, '<' not found

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