# Help getting xml from external domain

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-getting-xml-from-external-domain/315692
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**Created:** [November 2, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-getting-xml-from-external-domain/315692 "2010-11-02T04:22:09Z")
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### Author: ![wildliferescuer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/edb3f5/32.png) [@wildliferescuer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wildliferescuer)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-getting-xml-from-external-domain/315692/1 "2010-11-02T04:22:09Z")

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Hi there  
I am trying to get a xml into flash from an external domain using a PHP proxy to get around the cross domain issue.

I have created a simple swf file that is meant to load the xml and print out some data from the received file. Unfortunately I havent been able to get it to work as yet.  
Here is the action script

```auto
    var Sender = new LoadVars();
    var GetData = new XML();
    GetData.ignoreWhite = true;
    thefirst =[];
    GetData.onLoad = function(success) {
    if (success){

    list = this.firstChild;

    thefirst[0] = list.childNodes[0].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;

    _root.test.text = GetData;
    _root.test2.text = list;
    _root.test3.text = thefirst[0];
    }

    };
 
      Sender.sendAndLoad("proxy.php", GetData, "POST");
    theBtn.onRelease = function() {
    Sender.sendAndLoad("proxy.php", GetData, "POST");

    };

```

and here is the PHP which is in the file proxy.php on in my root directory of my website.

```auto
<?php 

$dataURL = "http://rss.bigfishgames.com/rss.php?username=firehawk777&type=2&locale=en&gametype=pc&content=glrank"; 

readfile($dataURL);

?> 

```

Please can someone explain what I am doing wrong?