Flash PHP XML HELP!

[jWeis]

I'm working on a Flash AS3.0 project. I have Flash posting variables out to a PHP script and the handling the return, the problem is with the PHP script.

I'm trying to open an XML file, locate a node with XPATH, get its "vote" attribute value, add one to the value and reset it to the new value.

My script:
$name = $_POST[contestantName];
$doc = new DOMDocument();
$doc->load("contestants.xml");
// Locate contestant by name
$xpath = new DOMXpath($doc);
$query = "//*[.='$name']";
$nameEtal = $xpath->($query);
// Get current # of votes, add 1, set attribute to new value
$votes = $nameEtal->getAttribute('votes');
$votesPlus = ($votes + 1);
$nameEtal->setAttribute("votes", $votesPlus);
// Save
$doc->save("contestants.xml")
// Talk Back

echo 'answer=ok';
?>


THANKS!

[Flep]

Hi jWeis and welcome

Try to this echo:

PHP Code:

$answer="ok";
echo "answer=".$answer; 


[jWeis]

Hi Flep! I love the site and your Utilities and resources are great!

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it but I still can't get the script to edit the xml.

Here's an examlpe element from the xml file I'm working with..

<contestants>
   <contestantInfo>  <eliminated>false</eliminated>   <image>assets/contestantBLANK.png</image>   <name votes="0">Test Contestant1</name>   <hometown>AnyTown.IN</hometown>   <info>1 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Mauris orci massa, accumsan ut, commodo ut, lobortis id, massa. Nulla gravida, dui a feugiat consequat, magna tortor pharetra ipsum, vel volutpat sem ipsum vel orci. Maecenas aliquet leo non ante. Duis est nunc, lobortis tristique, euismod et, ullamcorper vel, magna. In adipiscing rutrum dui. Nunc tristique sollicitudin erat. Curabitur eu elit eu ante porta luctus. Aenean dictum mi ac dui. Donec id tortor. Nulla consequat ipsum ut dui. Proin viverra, lacus at vulputate imperdiet, urna lorem mollis felis, eget iaculis orci sem ut justo. Sed eget ligula. Phasellus cursus pharetra massa. Praesent justo. Etiam nec velit.</info>   </contestantInfo></contestants>

The file size is larger than 8kb so I can't use fopen functions like in your PollsSystem. I might try to use this XML as a static resource file and create smaller XML files to hold votes, but that seems a little redundant...

Again, Thanks fort the suggestion!

[jWeis]

Hi Flep! I love the site and your Utilities and resources are great!

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it but I still can't get the script to edit the xml.

Here's the xml file I'm working with..

workingFiles.zip


The file size is larger than 8kb so I can't use fopen functions like in your PollsSystem. I might try to use this XML as a static resource file and create smaller XML files to hold votes, but that seems a little redundant...

Again, Thanks fort the suggestion!

[Flep]

Hi, my suggestion was for a correct echo from PHP to Flash

I am not that good at PHP staff... I hope some other user can help you

[jWeis]

Thanks anyway!