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XML ?#246785

By Adam - Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:15 am

- Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:15 am #246785

Hi,

Noticed this has been been showing when clicking on various threads - any ideas what it might be? Seems to be okay when you refresh.

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The XML page cannot be displayed 
Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later. 


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Whitespace is not allowed at this location. Error processing resource 'http://chrismoyles.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1457...

<link rel="chapter forum" href="viewforum.php?f=38" title="News & Site Updates" />
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#246787

By Console - Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:19 am

- Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:19 am #246787

I understand the error, although what's causing, and why it seems to correct itself, is far harder to see.

A few people have seen this, infact I think there was a thread about it a while ago, although I haven't actually seen it myself.

#246797

By Mcqueen_ - Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:37 am

- Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:37 am #246797

I take it it's just people using Internet Explorer getting this problem?

IE doesn't handle xhtml right and interprets it as html which could be causing the problem (as this new styles doctype is xhtml transitional). If it's changed to html transitional it should stop it.

#246798

By Adam - Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:41 am

- Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:41 am #246798

Mcqueen_ wrote:I take it it's just people using Internet Explorer getting this problem?

IE doesn't handle xhtml right and interprets it as html which could be causing the problem (as this new styles doctype is xhtml transitional). If it's changed to html transitional it should stop it.

Yeah, currently using IE - so possibly? Doesnt appear on Safari as far as I know.

#253025

By nood - Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:06 pm

- Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:06 pm #253025

It's because this erroneous xml header is at the top of the page source
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>

It should start at this line
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

#253035

By MK Chris - Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:52 pm

- Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:52 pm #253035

Mcqueen_ wrote:I take it it's just people using Internet Explorer getting this problem?

IE doesn't handle xhtml right and interprets it as html which could be causing the problem (as this new styles doctype is xhtml transitional). If it's changed to html transitional it should stop it.

Nope, I've had it before using Firefox (but not for a while).

nood wrote:It's because this erroneous xml header is at the top of the page source
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>

It should start at this line
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

That's a logical explanation but doesn't explain why the problem is intermittent.

Deadly wrote:
Topher wrote:Stuff about Thatcher....

You are a disgrace and I'm looking forward to when someone you respect dies so I can rub your liberal face in it.

#253046

By nood - Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:06 am

- Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:06 am #253046

There's some discussion on the phpbb board, but no real solution.
http://www.phpbb2.de/ftopic17330.html

Ah, I've got it.

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Whitespace is not allowed at this location. Error processing resource 'http://chrismoyles.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1457...

<link rel="chapter forum" href="viewforum.php?f=38" title="News & Site Updates" />

The "Whitespace is not allowed at this location" warning is referring to & not being outputted as & in the source: title="News & Site Updates" since whitespace follows the & when it should be & in XML. It would occur with URLs such as ?f=38&page=2 too.

The fact it only happens sometimes would be because an ampersand is not always in the title. That wouldn't explain why it works on refresh, but & on its own there will definately interrupt an XML output.

So, without having the phpbb source to hand, a quick fix might be either a str_replace( '&', '&', $string) or htmlentities($string) somewhere, whichever is most appropriate.

Examples:
http://www.popnoodles.com/stuff/xml/
You will still get the no style info error.

#253074

By Console - Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:01 am

- Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:01 am #253074

While that is technically accurate, it doesn't explain why it only happens some of the time, and only in IE. Hopefully whatever it was is fixed in IE7; has anyone seen it with IE7 yet?

#253096

By nood - Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:00 pm

- Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:00 pm #253096

Yes, I said that, but it could be down to so many other things, IE may be a bit random, phpbb may be chaning the session which could affect IE's behaviour, it (phpbb) could also be outputting something different on refresh for reasons that aren't apparent, it could somewhere between your ISP compressing the page and the browser caching it for all we know - I use NTL, what do people who get the error use?
There are so many tiny tiny things that could cause it. Pulling a tooth out stops pain from a cavity, your dentist won't ask you to recall exactly what confectionaries you've eaten throughout your life, so the code may as well just be fixed to be technically correct.

If the page on occasion still outputs as XML, without errors, then you need to look at why the xml header hack was put there (the info from the phpbb board says it's there to fix another bug) and fix that one properly.

#256397

By Boboff - Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:37 pm

- Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:37 pm #256397

That is like so so amazing !

I thought my posts were hard to understand, respect guys. Why won'y my page load today then ?

#256411

By DemonHorse - Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:05 pm

- Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:05 pm #256411

boboff wrote:That is like so so amazing !

I thought my posts were hard to understand, respect guys. Why won'y my page load today then ?

have you tried turning it off and back on again? [/tech support]

Anyone who thinks we're contributing to the dumbing-down of internet forums can shove their stupid opinion up their a$$

#256419

By Boboff - Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:16 pm

- Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:16 pm #256419

good suggestion, should this thing with three pins be plugged in anywhere ?

#256421

By DemonHorse - Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:19 pm

- Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:19 pm #256421

have you tried kicking it? Yes? well thats probably why it's not bloody workin then... (I have genuinely used that one at work... GET IN!)

Anyone who thinks we're contributing to the dumbing-down of internet forums can shove their stupid opinion up their a$$

#256423

By Boboff - Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:22 pm

- Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:22 pm #256423

What was that program about IT blokes in the basement, very funny, big fat bloke, and geek with black hair, was that based on you ??

#256426

By DemonHorse - Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:24 pm

- Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:24 pm #256426

nah, that was made BEFORE I got a job in Tech Support... I liked it though... used it as a training film. Loved that one where he was Emailing the fire service...

Anyone who thinks we're contributing to the dumbing-down of internet forums can shove their stupid opinion up their a$$

#256456

By MK Chris - Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:13 pm

- Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:13 pm #256456

Ha, The IT Crowd, I found it very funny. Only seen one or two though.

Deadly wrote:
Topher wrote:Stuff about Thatcher....

You are a disgrace and I'm looking forward to when someone you respect dies so I can rub your liberal face in it.

#256474

By DemonHorse - Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:48 am

- Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:48 am #256474

Indeed. Very underrated in all the reviews I saw.

Anyone who thinks we're contributing to the dumbing-down of internet forums can shove their stupid opinion up their a$$

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