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Bug #30746 simplexml_load_file fails if the data contains the '&' or '<' or '>' character
Submitted: 2004-11-10 14:13 UTC Modified: 2004-11-10 14:25 UTC
From: manoj_smartsoft at rediffmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: *XML functions
PHP Version: 5.0.2 OS: Windows-XP
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2004-11-10 14:13 UTC] manoj_smartsoft at rediffmail dot com 
Description:
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If the XML file conatinx &,< or > in the data field, then the simplexml_load_file fails

Reproduce code:
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// * bug_file.xml : START * //
<?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes'?>
<couples>
<couple>
   <name>John&Marry</name>
   <age>John>Marry</age>
</couple>
</couples>

// * bug_file.xml : END * //
<?php

$xml = simplexml_load_file("bug_file.xml");

echo $xml->couple[0]->name; // "So this language. It's ike..."
?> 

Expected result:
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This should give me the following result

John&Marry

Actual result:
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The actual result is that, the function returns error.

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 [2004-11-10 14:25 UTC] manoj_smartsoft at rediffmail dot com 
To avoid this use the ascii values

go to http://webdesign.about.com/library/bl_htmlcodes.htm
 
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