# 'xml parsing easy' - tutorial aint workin

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-parsing-easy-tutorial-aint-workin/177043>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [January 29, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-parsing-easy-tutorial-aint-workin/177043 "2006-01-29T20:02:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![niteboater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6f9a4e/32.png) [@niteboater](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/niteboater)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-parsing-easy-tutorial-aint-workin/177043/1 "2006-01-29T20:02:29Z")

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following along the parsing xml ‘easy’ tute - no joy

a. saved ‘xml\_beginner.xml’ file in same directory as example php file

b. launch a browser

c. file open

d. open example php file which is designed to ref ‘xml\_beginner.xml’ file

e. browser displays the text contents of php file

ok what’d I get wrong ?

thx

niteboater