Title: simplexml_load_file
Last modified: January 31, 2025

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# simplexml_load_file

 *  Resolved [sebastianblack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sebastianblack/)
 * (@sebastianblack)
 * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simplexml_load_file-2/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m trying to use simplexml_load_file to parse feeds created by SSP. The code
   typically works fine on most feeds (non-SSP), but consistently falls over on 
   SSP feeds. For example:
 * [https://jonreadscomics.com/category/spider-diaries/feed/](https://jonreadscomics.com/category/spider-diaries/feed/)
 * Attempting to parse that feed doesn’t work, but saving it via that link in a 
   local eg downloadfile.rss and accessing that file on the server works correctly.
 * So I guess I’m asking does the SSP process dynamically generate a specific file/
   path every time the address is visited, and are you aware of any PHP method to
   get that file so it can be processed in eg simplexml_load_file?
 * Cheers

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 *  Thread Starter [sebastianblack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sebastianblack/)
 * (@sebastianblack)
 * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simplexml_load_file-2/#post-18279278)
 * Strangely, that feed now works – here’s an example of another that doesn’t:
 * [https://awesomeblack.org/feed/podcast/awesome-black/](https://awesomeblack.org/feed/podcast/awesome-black/)
 *  Plugin Author [Serhiy Zakharchenko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zahardoc/)
 * (@zahardoc)
 * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simplexml_load_file-2/#post-18288960)
 * Hi [@sebastianblack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sebastianblack/),
   I’m
   not sure why parsing fails on the SSP feeds, but downloading it first and then
   parsing seems like a good workaround.

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 * Last reply from: [Serhiy Zakharchenko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zahardoc/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simplexml_load_file-2/#post-18288960)
 * Status: resolved