unexpected $end with simplexml

[dminder]

I am setting up a special page to do address verification from the USPS. I found some code that I am testing to see if it works and be able to modify it to my purposes. HOWEVER, the code I have is not working and continually gives me the error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /home/shoret6/public_html/USPS/usps_address_verify.php on line 47Here is the code:

<?php 	function validateAddress()	{		$xmlstr = <<<XML			<AddressValidateRequest USERID="XXXXXXX">				<Address ID="0">					<Address1></Address1>					<Address2></Address2>					<City></City>					<State></State>					<Zip5></Zip5>					<Zip4></Zip4>				</Address>			</AddressValidateRequest>		XML;		 		$xml = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlstr);		$h = new http();		 		// Populate Address		$xml->Address->Address2 = '1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW';		$xml->Address->Address1 = '';		$xml->Address->City = 'Washington';		$xml->Address->State = 'DC';		$xml->Address->Zip5 = '20500'; 		// Prepare for XML call		$h->xmlrequest = $xml->asXML(); 		$output = str_replace(array("\n",'<?xml version="1.0"?>',"\t",),array('','',''), $xml->asXML());		$url = 'http://TESTING.ShippingAPIs.com/ShippingAPItest.dll?API=Verify&XML='.urlencode($output); 		// Submit data and get results		$h->fetch($url,0,'','','','GET'); 		print_r($h->body); die(); 		// Put results into XML object		$xml = new SimpleXMLElement($h->body); 		return $xml;	} 	$xmlverify = validateAddress();	print_r($xmlverify); ?>

I think that it has to do with the $output line having a ?> in even when I remove that line, I still get the error. Thank you in advance!!D

[jeffman]

For some stupid reason, the terminator of a heredoc must be absolutely at the left margin. No whitespace allowed. I'm referring to this line:

		XML;

I can't be certain, but I suspect that is the issue. Unexpected end errors usually are caused by something much higher up in the document, like a missing brace or other structure terminator.

[ShadowMage]

I think there might be a problem with this line:print_r($h->body); die();It may not be producing the error but it is definitely going to produce unexpected results. It will always kill the script before it finishes.

[jeffman]

@jklothI assumed that was a debugging line. Don't think it would throw an error. OTOH, is $h->body really a PHP array?

[ShadowMage]

I assumed that was a debugging line.

Ah. Could be...

[dminder]

I changed it to this:

function validateAddress()	{		$xmlstr = <<<XML			<AddressValidateRequest USERID="XXXXXXX">				<Address ID="0">					<Address1></Address1>					<Address2></Address2>					<City></City>					<State></State>					<Zip5></Zip5>					<Zip4></Zip4>				</Address>			</AddressValidateRequest>XML;

and not i am getting:

Fatal error: Class 'http' not found in x.php on line 18

Ahh the joys of programming!!

[jeffman]

It doesn't like this line:

$h = new http();

Do you have a class constructor called http() ? Do you need to include a file to access it? Were you thinking of some other built-in object support? There is an HttpRequest object in PHP 5 and newer. It doesn't have a fetch method, however.

[dminder]

It doesn't like this line:

$h = new http();

Do you have a class constructor called http() ? Do you need to include a file to access it? Were you thinking of some other built-in object support? There is an HttpRequest object in PHP 5 and newer. It doesn't have a fetch method, however.

Yeah there is apparently an additional class needed, which is not supplied. SOOO i am back to the drawing board, but it looks like I can do this another way. Thanks guys!