Debug XML Document with PHP
Monday, 7 September 2009How to find out where is the problem with your XML document?
1. Fastest solution - isolate the problem:
- Delete the first half of the XML.
- If the error disappeared, place it back on and delete just the first half of this half.
- Continue deleting and placing back chunks of the XML until you get the only line that is causing the problem.
- Now you can research on the single problem you have found.
2. Slowest solution:
- If you can't find the problem using the previous approach, it is very likely that you have more than one bugs in the XML document to fix.
- Execute the '1. Fastest solution' (the previous bullet point) on just the half of the XML document. Try to debug only a chunk of it at a time until all problems are fixed.
3. Use the online tool XML debugger:
- I've just developed to help on this process and is very simple to use.
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