PHP GD and XML?

[Johno]

Hey

Right, well I am trying to create a dynamic signature for myself using the Last.FM API and PHP GD.

I'm wanting it to show the most recent track played, and that is outputted in XML but I don't know how to go from the XML to it then being put into the PHP GD and then outputted?

All help appreciated! (Sorry if its not described too well lol)

[Trigs]

Hey

Right, well I am trying to create a dynamic signature for myself using the Last.FM API and PHP GD.

I'm wanting it to show the most recent track played, and that is outputted in XML but I don't know how to go from the XML to it then being put into the PHP GD and then outputted?

All help appreciated! (Sorry if its not described too well lol)

I don't know any PHP/XML Integration but you could use

file_get_contents('www.site.com/lol.xml');

and explode the tags containing the info you want to display.

[Johno]

When I use file_get_contents, I get this output shown on this page http://johnathanlaw.com/sig2.php

Now how do I use explode to get the data I want from that?

[Invent]

Do:

$xml_file = file_get_contents('www.site.com/lol.xml');
$name = preg_match( '#<name>(.*?)</name>#', $xml_file, $matches );
$name = $matches[ 1 ]; 

to parse the name of the song. Hopefully that'll work & get you started

[Johno]

Thank yoooou +rep to you both

Gotta spread before I can give it to you again Simon

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