Sunday, May 15, 2011

Resolution to NuSOAP XML Parsing Error: XML or text declaration not at start of entity..

As I was doing a web service using NuSOAP in PHP, I encountered an XML Parsing Error saying "XML or text declaration not at start of entity.."

I re-checked my code multiple times but can't find any syntax problem.

I tried searching in google to find answers, but most of the forums are saying about the trailing spaces in the XML format which I believe I don't have.

Given that, I have NO CHOICE but to find it by myself..

After a long trial and error, doing some changes in the script.., removing some extra spaces.., replacing special characters.., removing some extra lines.., etc...

I was able to reach the end of the script and saw the new line after the PHP end tag "?>"..

Still in doubt, but I tried removing it.. and guess what?? it works!! That is a proof that patience and perseverance really works.. hehehe!!

Anyway, I can't believe that NuSOAP missed this.. Hope that their next version was able to resolve this..
Posted by Unknown at 12:37 AM
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    Thanks for the pointer to this - just had the same issue!!!

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  2. UnknownJuly 7, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    Glad that I was able to help you in some ways. Happy coding!!

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  3. AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    I also experienced the same thing in using the soap, but until now not found the solution. Do you have any other solutions?

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  4. UnknownNovember 4, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    hey, can you remove the new line on either top or bottom of your code? if still there, you can email me your script and i'll try to troubleshoot.

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  5. AnonymousDecember 20, 2012 at 3:22 PM

    I think you just need to do clean your output buffer before rendering your xml file.
    Using php function ob_clean();

    For more information
    Contact: email: yourasheesh@gmail.com

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  6. DavidAugust 21, 2013 at 10:03 PM

    did the same thing and it worked for me

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  7. UnknownAugust 22, 2013 at 12:42 AM

    Great!

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  8. UnknownFebruary 25, 2014 at 12:40 PM

    Glad that it helped you.

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  9. UnknownSeptember 8, 2018 at 10:48 AM

    Thank you so much!

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