# Loading an external XML file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-external-xml-file/221837>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 8, 2007, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-external-xml-file/221837 "2007-04-08T13:59:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![drosa10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@drosa10](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/drosa10)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-external-xml-file/221837/1 "2007-04-08T13:59:03Z")

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The .swf is still very very basic as of now, but im making a little file that keeps you up to date with NYC weather. The problem is it has to read off an external XML file at:  
[http://xml.weather.yahoo.com/forecastrss?p=USNY0996&u=f](http://xml.weather.yahoo.com/forecastrss?p=USNY0996&u=f)

I tried using the tutorial on [kirupa.com](http://kirupa.com) with using a .php file to act as a “middleman” for this. First I tried the tutorial at Adobe’s website but that had no effect, and neither did the tutorial on Kirupa… Mind you I’ve tried this locally and it worked fine, when i upload it to the web it never loads the xml file.

I attached the .fla and .php file to this post, you can see the .swf at work (rather, not working) at:

[http://herenbdy.iblogger.org/NYCweather.html](http://herenbdy.iblogger.org/NYCweather.html)