Flash Relief Gallery Component Wont read dynamic XML

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HEy Guys,
I tried this over in server side scripts with no responce…since the problem is based on a flash component I figured it may be worth trying the area of the forums?

Got myself the photo gallery component from the guys at flash relief (advertised on the front of kirupa.)

And decided to use a dynamic XML file to provide the content.

Using a PHP include (credited in my script) i wrote the following:


<?php
include("functions.php");//includes db connection etc
// Simon Willison, 16th April 2003
// Based on Lars Marius Garshol's Python XMLWriter class
// See http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2003/04/09/py-xml.html

class XmlWriter {
    var $xml;
    var $indent;
    var $stack = array();
    function XmlWriter($indent = '  ') {
        $this->indent = $indent;
        /*$this->xml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>'."
";*/
        
    }
    function _indent() {
        for ($i = 0, $j = count($this->stack); $i < $j; $i++) {
            $this->xml .= $this->indent;
        }
    }
    function push($element, $attributes = array()) {
        $this->_indent();

        $this->xml .= '<'.$element;
        foreach ($attributes as $key => $value) {
            $this->xml .= ' '.$key.'="'.htmlentities($value).'"';
        }
        $this->xml .= ">
";
        $this->stack[] = $element;
    }
    function element($element, $content, $attributes = array()) {
        $this->_indent();
        $this->xml .= '<'.$element;
        foreach ($attributes as $key => $value) {
            $this->xml .= ' '.$key.'="'.htmlentities($value).'"';
        }
        $this->xml .= '>'.htmlentities($content).'</'.$element.'>'."
";
    }
    function emptyelement($element, $attributes = array()) {
        $this->_indent();
        $this->xml .= '<'.$element;
        foreach ($attributes as $key => $value) {
            $this->xml .= ' '.$key.'="'.htmlentities($value).'"';
        }
        $this->xml .= " />
";
    }
    function pop() {
        $element = array_pop($this->stack);
        $this->_indent();
        $this->xml .= "</$element>
";
    }
    function getXml() {
        return $this->xml;
    }
}



$xml = new XmlWriter();

$sql = "SELECT * FROM gallery";
$query = mysql_query($sql);

//echo $result['caption'];

$xml->push('gallery');
$xml->emptyelement('setup path="gallery/"');

while ($result = mysql_fetch_array($query)) {
    $xml->push('item');
    $xml->element('thumb', $result[1]);
    $xml->element('img', $result[0]);
    $xml->element('caption', $result[2]);
    $xml->pop();
}
$xml->pop();


header("Content-Type: application/xml; charset=ISO-8859-1");
print $xml->getXml();


?>

In a browser this out puts just fine …prooducing infact identical markup to the static file:

−
<gallery>
<setup path=“gallery/”/>
−
<item>
<thumb>tWinter.jpg</thumb>
<img>Winter.jpg</img>
<caption>Photo Caption</caption>
</item>
−
<item>
<thumb>tWater lilies.jpg</thumb>
<img>Water lilies.jpg</img>
<caption>Photo Caption</caption>
</item>
−
<item>
<thumb>tSunset.jpg</thumb>
<img>Sunset.jpg</img>
<caption>Photo Caption</caption>
</item>
−
<item>
<thumb>tBlue hills.jpg</thumb>
<img>Blue hills.jpg</img>
<caption>Photo Caption</caption>
</item>
</gallery>

I can only assume that the gallery component isnt recognising the script because of its .php extention.

Is there any way to have an XML extention?

Thansk for your help …if I can crack this ill also be making public a script to up load an image, resize it, provide the thumbnail and …if i can get it to work…produce this dynamic xml file!

Zaid