Trouble with a google script SOLVED

[niche]

I'm trying to use this script from: https://developers.g...cles/phpsqlajax Google calls this script: phpsqlajax_genxml.php I've checked the php_domxml extension and restarted my wampserver. I'm running php 5.2.9-2. I've defined $username, $password, and $database per instructions in a script called phpsqlajax_dbinfo.php. It's causing errors. Do you know what's causing these problems? Warning: domnode::append_child() expects parameter 1 to be object, null given in E:\wamp\www\phpsqlajax_genxml.php on line 7 Notice: Use of undefined constant localhost - assumed 'localhost' in E:\wamp\www\phpsqlajax_genxml.php on line 10 Notice: Undefined variable: username in E:\wamp\www\phpsqlajax_genxml.php on line 10 Notice: Undefined variable: password in E:\wamp\www\phpsqlajax_genxml.php on line 10 Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Access denied for user 'ODBC'@'localhost' (using password: NO) in E:\wamp\www\phpsqlajax_genxml.php on line 10 Not connected : Access denied for user 'ODBC'@'localhost' (using password: NO) The script:

<?phprequire("phpsqlajax_dbinfo.php");		// Start XML file, create parent node$doc = domxml_new_doc("1.0");$node = $doc->create_element("markers");$parnode = $doc->append_child($node);// Opens a connection to a mySQL server$connection=mysql_connect ("localhost", $username, $password);if (!$connection) {  die('Not connected : ' . mysql_error());}// Set the active mySQL database$db_selected = mysql_select_db($database, $connection);if (!$db_selected) {  die ('Can't use db : ' . mysql_error());}// Select all the rows in the markers table$query = "SELECT * FROM markers WHERE 1";$result = mysql_query($query);if (!$result) {  die('Invalid query: ' . mysql_error());}header("Content-type: text/xml");// Iterate through the rows, adding XML nodes for eachwhile ($row = @mysql_fetch_assoc($result)){  // ADD TO XML DOCUMENT NODE  $node = $doc->create_element("marker");  $newnode = $parnode->append_child($node);  $newnode->set_attribute("name", $row['name']);  $newnode->set_attribute("address", $row['address']);  $newnode->set_attribute("lat", $row['lat']);  $newnode->set_attribute("lng", $row['lng']);  $newnode->set_attribute("type", $row['type']);}$xmlfile = $doc->dump_mem();echo $xmlfile;?>

Edited May 10, 2012 by niche

[niche]

Apparently the original script is for PHP4 according to: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2467448/using-php-mysql-with-google-maps Here's the php5 version, but it still produces this error : any ideas? Fatal error: Call to undefined function DOMDocument() in E:\wamp\www\phpsqlajax_genxml.php on line 6 I changed line 6 from $doc = new DOMDocument("1.0"); to $doc = DOMDocument("1.0"); I couldn't find new DOMDocument in the manual. PHP5 version:

<?phprequire("phpsqlajax_dbinfo.php");// Start XML file, create parent node$doc = new DOMDocument("1.0");$node = $doc->createElement("markers");$parnode = $doc->appendChild($node);// Opens a connection to a mySQL server$connection=mysql_connect ('localhost', $username, $password);if (!$connection) {  die('Not connected : ' . mysql_error());}// Set the active mySQL database$db_selected = mysql_select_db($database, $connection);if (!$db_selected) {  die ('Can\'t use db : ' . mysql_error());}// Select all the rows in the markers table$query = "SELECT * FROM markers WHERE 1";$result = mysql_query($query);if (!$result) {  die('Invalid query: ' . mysql_error());}header("Content-type: text/xml");// Iterate through the rows, adding XML nodes for eachwhile ($row = @mysql_fetch_assoc($result)){  // ADD TO XML DOCUMENT NODE  $node = $doc->createElement("marker");  $newnode = $parnode->appendChild($node);  $newnode->set_attribute("name", $row['name']);  $newnode->set_attribute("address", $row['address']);  $newnode->set_attribute("lat", $row['lat']);  $newnode->set_attribute("lng", $row['lng']);  $newnode->set_attribute("type", $row['type']);}echo $doc->saveXML();?> 

[niche]

Line 6 should be: $doc = new DOMDocument("1.0");instead of: $doc = DOMDocument("1.0");according to: http://php.net/manual/en/domdocument.construct.phpThe error messages now are:Warning: domdocument::domdocument() [domdocument.domdocument]: Entity: line 1: parser error : Start tag expected, '<' not found in E:\wamp\www\phpsqlajax_genxml.php on line 6Warning: domdocument::domdocument() [domdocument.domdocument]: 1.0 in E:\wamp\www\phpsqlajax_genxml.php on line 6Warning: domdocument::domdocument() [domdocument.domdocument]: ^ in E:\wamp\www\phpsqlajax_genxml.php on line 6Fatal error: Call to undefined method domdocument::createElement() in E:\wamp\www\phpsqlajax_genxml.php on line 7

[niche]

I found that I can dynamically edit the google iframe with my own code and by pass all the disfunctional google code. You get the iframe from the link button on a google map. It will look like this:

<iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=7327+S+30th+St,+Lincoln,+NE&aq=&sll=40.810476,-96.678362&sspn=0.008819,0.020041&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=7327+S+30th+St,+Lincoln,+Nebraska+68516&ll=40.737174,-96.675671&spn=0.008828,0.020041&t=m&z=14&iwloc=A&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=7327+S+30th+St,+Lincoln,+NE&aq=&sll=40.810476,-96.678362&sspn=0.008819,0.020041&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=7327+S+30th+St,+Lincoln,+Nebraska+68516&ll=40.737174,-96.675671&spn=0.008828,0.020041&t=m&z=14&iwloc=A" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>

You can make it dynamic like this:

<?php$hn = "7327";$dir = "S";$sn = "30th";$stype = "St";$city = "Lincoln";$st = "Nebraska";$zip = "68516";$locationString = "$hn,+$dir,+$sn,+$stype,+$city,+$st,+$zip"; ?><iframe width="225" height="150" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=4<?php echo $locationString; ?>&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=<?php echo $locationString; ?>&ll=&spn=0.008827,0.020041&t=m&z=14&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=<?php echo $locationString; ?>&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=<?php echo $locationString; ?>&ll=&spn=0.008827,0.020041&t=m&z=14&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small> 

Google sucked 6 hours out of my life playing with their tutorial. Altering their iframe took about 20 min. Obviously, I still have to connect it with a table. Time to hit the rack.

Edited May 10, 2012 by niche