How to cross domain call a xml web service?

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I am a new developer and I have this simple xml web service to call: http://54.225.189.16/UACServices/GSaaS.asmx?op=validateUser

The problem I have is that it is on another domain so I have to find a way to work it out, could anyone help?:slight_smile:

2

You’ll need to call it with cURL.

I used this function when I encountered a similar situation a couple years back.


/**
     * load XML file using cURL from outside URL
     * if cURL is not available, this defaults to using simplexml_load_file()
     * @param string $url
     */
    function simplexml_load_file_curl($url) {
        $xml="";
    
        if(in_array('curl', get_loaded_extensions())){
            $ch = curl_init($url);
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
            $xml = simplexml_load_string(curl_exec($ch));
            curl_close($ch);
        }
        else{
            $xml = simplexml_load_file($url);
        }
    
        return $xml;
    }


$xml = simplexml_load_file_curl('http://example.org/xml-file-url.xml');

Then just treat it as a SimpleXMLElement: http://www.php.net/manual/en/class.simplexmlelement.php

http://php.net/manual/en/book.simplexml.php

http://www.php.net/manual/en/simplexml.examples-basic.php