Sending XML to server woes

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Im trying to make a Flash toy for my family where I create an montage image using MCs and place the swf on a website. The swf could then be altered / added to by the recipient and returned.

So I figured I could use XML to hold the names of the MCs and write that to the server using PHP. I know a little about XML but even less about PHP. There is a nice, simple example in “Learning Actionscript 3.0” by Shupe and Rosser.

I cannot make it work.
I get Error #1088: The markup in the document following the root element must be well-formed.

I have validated the xml in Dreamweaver.
I have ensured the domain name is correct.
The swf and PHP files are in the same folder on the web server
I have tried using relative and absolute path names.

I dont think it is the XML or the scripts. My suspicion lies with the PHP settings on the web server where I am completely out of my depth.

I would appreciate some guidance.


package {
    
    import flash.display.*;
    import flash.events.*;
    import flash.net.*;
    import flash.text.TextField;
    
    public class SendingXML extends Sprite {
        
        public var respTxt:TextField;
        
        public function SendingXML() {

            var xmlString:String = "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?><root><value>1</value></root>"
            var book:XML = new XML(xmlString);
            
            var xmlURLReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://www.YOURDOMAIN.com/savexml.php");
            xmlURLReq.data = book;
            xmlURLReq.contentType = "text/xml";
            xmlURLReq.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
            
            var xmlSendLoad:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
            xmlSendLoad.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete, false, 0, true);
            xmlSendLoad.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, onIOError, false, 0, true);
            xmlSendLoad.load(xmlURLReq);

        }

        private function onComplete(evt:Event):void {
            try {
                var xmlResponse = new XML(evt.target.data);
                respTxt.text = xmlResponse;
                removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
                removeEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, onIOError);
            } catch (err:TypeError) {
                respTxt.text = "An error occured when communicating with server:
" + err.message;
            }
        }
        
        private function onIOError(evt:IOErrorEvent):void {
            respTxt.text = "An error occurred when attempting to load the XML.
" + evt.text;
        }
    }
}

<?php

if (isset($GLOBALS["HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA"])){
    $xml = xmldoc($GLOBALS["HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA"]);
    
    $file = fopen("data.txt","wb");
    fwrite($file, $data);
    fclose($file);
    
    if (!$file) {
        echo("<root><status>PHP write error. Check permissions.</status></root>");
        }else{
    echo("<status>File saved.</status>");
    }
}

?>

EDIT ---------------

I created a new folder below root on my website and set permissions on that to 765.
I now get a different error:
Error #2032: Stream Error.
Is that a step forward?