Php5 - xsl extension not working

**Rik Wasmus** · Jun 2 '08, 10:35 AM

Re: Php5 - xsl extension not working

On Mon, 05 May 2008 05:11:51 +0200, Chuck Anderson
<websiteaddress @seemy.sigwrote :

I can tell I'm not alone in my confusion, as I've been using Google to
find a solution to this problem and all I can find is the same question,
but no solution.
>
I am running Php 5.25 (Windows binary from php.net) as an Apache 2.0.55
module on Windows XP.
>
I have enabled the xsl extension - php_xsl.dll - in php.ini and indeed,
when I look at phpinfo I see all the needed libraries (i.e., DOM/XML,
libXML, XSL, libxslt) are enabled.
>
Yet, if I try to call xslt_create(), I get:
"Fatal error: Call to undefined function xslt_create() in ....."
>
Any idea what I need to do to get this working?
>
Detail from phpinfo:
-------------------------
dom

libxml

xml

xsl
XSL enabled
libxslt Version 1.1.17
libxslt compiled against libxml Version 2.6.26
EXSLT enabled
libexslt Version 0.8.13

And XSLT?

http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/xslt.installation.php

Check out sablot.dll, expat.dll, and iconv.dll.

P.S: for PHP >= 5 I'd recommend XSL instead of XSLT.
--
Rik Wasmus

**Janwillem Borleffs** · Jun 2 '08, 10:35 AM

Re: Php5 - xsl extension not working

Chuck Anderson schreef:

I can tell I'm not alone in my confusion, as I've been using Google to
find a solution to this problem and all I can find is the same question,
but no solution.
>
I am running Php 5.25 (Windows binary from php.net) as an Apache 2.0.55
module on Windows XP.
>
I have enabled the xsl extension - php_xsl.dll - in php.ini and indeed,
when I look at phpinfo I see all the needed libraries (i.e., DOM/XML,
libXML, XSL, libxslt) are enabled.
>
Yet, if I try to call xslt_create(), I get:
"Fatal error: Call to undefined function xslt_create() in ....."
>
Any idea what I need to do to get this working?
>

By looking at the manual: http://www.php.net/xsl

XSL in PHP5 has been implemented in the XSLTProcessor class...

JW

**Chuck Anderson** · Jun 2 '08, 10:35 AM

Re: Php5 - xsl extension not working

Janwillem Borleffs wrote:

Chuck Anderson schreef:
>

>I can tell I'm not alone in my confusion, as I've been using Google to
>find a solution to this problem and all I can find is the same question,
>but no solution.
>>
>I am running Php 5.25 (Windows binary from php.net) as an Apache 2.0.55
>module on Windows XP.
>>
>I have enabled the xsl extension - php_xsl.dll - in php.ini and indeed,
>when I look at phpinfo I see all the needed libraries (i.e., DOM/XML,
>libXML, XSL, libxslt) are enabled.
>>
>Yet, if I try to call xslt_create(), I get:
>"Fatal error: Call to undefined function xslt_create() in ....."
>>
>Any idea what I need to do to get this working?
>>
>>

>
By looking at the manual: http://www.php.net/xsl
>
XSL in PHP5 has been implemented in the XSLTProcessor class
...
>
>
JW
>

Okay, .... thanks. I had tried a quick test of that previously and it
failed, but I must have misspelled something, as the XSLTProcessor class
does indeed work. Now all I need to do is get my web host to enable
this, as it seems the best way to ensure an xml -xsl transformation is
to do it server side and NOT rely on the browser or JavaScript.

I'm having fun experimenting with this stuff.

--
*************** **************
Chuck Anderson â€¢ Boulder, CO

Chuck Anderson's Cycle Tourist Home Page

http://www.CycleTourist.com

Nothing he's got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man.
*************** *************** *****

**Chuck Anderson** · Jun 2 '08, 10:35 AM

Re: Php5 - xsl extension not working

Rik Wasmus wrote:

On Mon, 05 May 2008 05:11:51 +0200, Chuck Anderson
<websiteaddress @seemy.sigwrote :
>
>

>I can tell I'm not alone in my confusion, as I've been using Google to
>find a solution to this problem and all I can find is the same question,
>but no solution.
>>
>I am running Php 5.25 (Windows binary from php.net) as an Apache 2.0.55
>module on Windows XP.
>>
>I have enabled the xsl extension - php_xsl.dll - in php.ini and indeed,
>when I look at phpinfo I see all the needed libraries (i.e., DOM/XML,
>libXML, XSL, libxslt) are enabled.
>>
>Yet, if I try to call xslt_create(), I get:
>"Fatal error: Call to undefined function xslt_create() in ....."
>>
>Any idea what I need to do to get this working?
>>
>Detail from phpinfo:
>-------------------------
>dom
>>

>
>

>libxml
>>

>
>

>xml
>>

>
>

>xsl
>XSL enabled
>libxslt Version 1.1.17
>libxslt compiled against libxml Version 2.6.26
>EXSLT enabled
>libexslt Version 0.8.13
>>

>
And XSLT?
>
>

I seem to have it all enabled now I was trying to use the Php4 functions
in Php5.

http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/xslt.installation.php

Check out sablot.dll, expat.dll, and iconv.dll.
>

Those are for the Php4 implementation, only (as far as I can tell).

P.S: for PHP >= 5 I'd recommend XSL instead of XSLT.
>

I'm not sure what you mean here, but I would like to understand, as I
think I'm on to a new way of doing things (for me) by converting MySQL
data to XML and using XSL transform to create the HTML output.

How do I "use XSL instead of XSLT" ...? I thought they were basically
the same thing . Can you be more precise .... or point me to something
that explains what you mean.

--
*************** **************
Chuck Anderson â€¢ Boulder, CO

Chuck Anderson's Cycle Tourist Home Page

http://www.CycleTourist.com

Nothing he's got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man.
*************** *************** *****

**Rik Wasmus** · Jun 2 '08, 10:35 AM

Re: Php5 - xsl extension not working

On Tue, 06 May 2008 08:00:02 +0200, Chuck Anderson
<websiteaddress @seemy.sigwrote :

Rik Wasmus wrote:

>On Mon, 05 May 2008 05:11:51 +0200, Chuck Anderson
><websiteaddres s@seemy.sigwrot e:
>>
>>

>>I can tell I'm not alone in my confusion, as I've been using Google
>>to find a solution to this problem and all I can find is the same
>>question, but no solution.
>>>
>>I am running Php 5.25 (Windows binary from php.net) as an Apache
>>2.0.55 module on Windows XP.
>>>
>>I have enabled the xsl extension - php_xsl.dll - in php.ini and
>>indeed, when I look at phpinfo I see all the needed libraries (i.e.,
>>DOM/XML, libXML, XSL, libxslt) are enabled.
>>>
>>Yet, if I try to call xslt_create(), I get:
>>"Fatal error: Call to undefined function xslt_create() in ....."
>>>
>>Any idea what I need to do to get this working?
>>>
>>Detail from phpinfo:
>>-------------------------
>>dom
>>>

>>
>>

>>libxml
>>>

>>
>>

>>xml
>>>

>>
>>

>>xsl
>>XSL enabled
>>libxslt Version 1.1.17
>>libxslt compiled against libxml Version 2.6.26
>>EXSLT enabled
>>libexslt Version 0.8.13
>>>

>>
>And XSLT?
>>
>>

>
I seem to have it all enabled now I was trying to use the Php4 functions
in Php5.
>

>http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/xslt.installation.php
>Check out sablot.dll, expat.dll, and iconv.dll.
>>

>
Those are for the Php4 implementation, only (as far as I can tell).
>

>P.S: for PHP >= 5 I'd recommend XSL instead of XSLT.
>>

>
I'm not sure what you mean here,

Instead of using these: http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/ref.xslt.php
Use these: http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/class.xsltprocessor.php

but I would like to understand, as I think I'm on to a new way of doing
things (for me) by converting MySQL data to XML and using XSL transform
to create the HTML output.

Be very sure you _need_ that. IMHO, XML is usefull for storage (which you
could not need because you allready have a database for storage, but
perhaps some caching be usefull), or communication/data sharing between
scripts, which you also don't mention.

In most projects, I'd say the conversion database -XML -HTML would be
an unnecessary step, and database -HTML is just a lot less overhead.
--
Rik Wasmus

**Chuck Anderson** · Jun 2 '08, 10:35 AM

Re: Php5 - xsl extension not working

Rik Wasmus wrote:

On Tue, 06 May 2008 08:00:02 +0200, Chuck Anderson
<websiteaddress @seemy.sigwrote :
>
>

>Rik Wasmus wrote:
>>

>>On Mon, 05 May 2008 05:11:51 +0200, Chuck Anderson
>><websiteaddre ss@seemy.sigwro te:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I can tell I'm not alone in my confusion, as I've been using Google
>>>to find a solution to this problem and all I can find is the same
>>>question, but no solution.
>>>>
>>>I am running Php 5.25 (Windows binary from php.net) as an Apache
>>>2.0.55 module on Windows XP.
>>>>
>>>I have enabled the xsl extension - php_xsl.dll - in php.ini and
>>>indeed, when I look at phpinfo I see all the needed libraries (i.e.,
>>>DOM/XML, libXML, XSL, libxslt) are enabled.
>>>>
>>>Yet, if I try to call xslt_create(), I get:
>>>"Fatal error: Call to undefined function xslt_create() in ....."
>>>>
>>>Any idea what I need to do to get this working?
>>>>
>>>Detail from phpinfo:
>>>-------------------------
>>>dom
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>libxml
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>xml
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>xsl
>>>XSL enabled
>>>libxslt Version 1.1.17
>>>libxslt compiled against libxml Version 2.6.26
>>>EXSLT enabled
>>>libexslt Version 0.8.13
>>>>
>>>>
>>And XSLT?
>>>
>>>
>>>

>I seem to have it all enabled now I was trying to use the Php4 functions
>in Php5.
>>
>>

>>http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/xslt.installation.php
>>Check out sablot.dll, expat.dll, and iconv.dll.
>>>
>>>

>Those are for the Php4 implementation, only (as far as I can tell).
>>
>>

>>P.S: for PHP >= 5 I'd recommend XSL instead of XSLT.
>>>
>>>

>I'm not sure what you mean here,
>>

>
Instead of using these: http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/ref.xslt.php
Use these: http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/class.xsltprocessor.php
>
>

>but I would like to understand, as I think I'm on to a new way of doing
>things (for me) by converting MySQL data to XML and using XSL transform
>to create the HTML output.
>>

>
Be very sure you _need_ that. IMHO, XML is usefull for storage (which you
could not need because you allready have a database for storage, but
perhaps some caching be usefull), or communication/data sharing between
scripts, which you also don't mention.
>
In most projects, I'd say the conversion database -XML -HTML would be
an unnecessary step, and database -HTML is just a lot less overhead.
>

What you say does make sense to me. I have only just now delved into xml
- xsl so I could include it in my resume. And indeed, it seems a pretty
simple tool to use. Where I think it's taking me now, as I explore my
possibilities with it, is to show me how to modularize my Php - html
scripts better (like the xsl templates).

The next thing I think I'll try with xml/xsl is a simple customized CMS
(for instance, one that lets a site owner change a Links page). I think
something like that may be easier than using MySQL. Either way, I want
the experience so I can include it on my resume.

I'm still pondering how to merge Php and xml/xsl. My guess is that I
could use Php to create xsl files on the fly .... or to include them on
the fly. But the more I think about that, the more I think, like you
say, that simply modularizing my Php content templates (to be like like
xsl template files) and getting my content from MySQL will be the most
flexible and efficient.

I appreciate the help and advice.

--
*************** **************
Chuck Anderson â€¢ Boulder, CO

Chuck Anderson's Cycle Tourist Home Page

http://www.CycleTourist.com

Nothing he's got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man.
*************** *************** *****

**Jerry Stuckle** · Jun 2 '08, 10:35 AM

Re: Php5 - xsl extension not working

Chuck Anderson wrote:

Rik Wasmus wrote:

>On Tue, 06 May 2008 08:00:02 +0200, Chuck Anderson
><websiteaddres s@seemy.sigwrot e:
>>
>>

>>Rik Wasmus wrote:
>>>
>>>On Mon, 05 May 2008 05:11:51 +0200, Chuck Anderson
>>><websiteaddr ess@seemy.sigwr ote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I can tell I'm not alone in my confusion, as I've been using
>>>>Google to find a solution to this problem and all I can find is
>>>>the same question, but no solution.
>>>>>
>>>>I am running Php 5.25 (Windows binary from php.net) as an Apache
>>>>2.0.55 module on Windows XP.
>>>>>
>>>>I have enabled the xsl extension - php_xsl.dll - in php.ini and
>>>>indeed, when I look at phpinfo I see all the needed libraries
>>>>(i.e., DOM/XML, libXML, XSL, libxslt) are enabled.
>>>>>
>>>>Yet, if I try to call xslt_create(), I get:
>>>>"Fatal error: Call to undefined function xslt_create() in ....."
>>>>>
>>>>Any idea what I need to do to get this working?
>>>>>
>>>>Detail from phpinfo:
>>>>-------------------------
>>>>dom
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>libxml
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>xml
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>xsl
>>>>XSL enabled
>>>>libxslt Version 1.1.17
>>>>libxslt compiled against libxml Version 2.6.26
>>>>EXSLT enabled
>>>>libexslt Version 0.8.13
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>And XSLT?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>I seem to have it all enabled now I was trying to use the Php4
>>functions in Php5.
>>>
>>>
>>>http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/xslt.installation.php
>>>Check out sablot.dll, expat.dll, and iconv.dll.
>>>>
>>>>
>>Those are for the Php4 implementation, only (as far as I can tell).
>>>
>>>
>>>P.S: for PHP >= 5 I'd recommend XSL instead of XSLT.
>>>>
>>>>
>>I'm not sure what you mean here,
>>>

>>
>Instead of using these: http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/ref.xslt.php
>Use these: http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/class.xsltprocessor.php
>>
>>

>>but I would like to understand, as I think I'm on to a new way of
>>doing things (for me) by converting MySQL data to XML and using XSL
>>transform to create the HTML output.
>>>

>>
>Be very sure you _need_ that. IMHO, XML is usefull for storage (which
>you could not need because you allready have a database for storage,
>but perhaps some caching be usefull), or communication/data sharing
>between scripts, which you also don't mention.
>>
>In most projects, I'd say the conversion database -XML -HTML would
>be an unnecessary step, and database -HTML is just a lot less
>overhead.
>>

>
What you say does make sense to me. I have only just now delved into xml
- xsl so I could include it in my resume. And indeed, it seems a pretty
simple tool to use. Where I think it's taking me now, as I explore my
possibilities with it, is to show me how to modularize my Php - html
scripts better (like the xsl templates).
>
The next thing I think I'll try with xml/xsl is a simple customized CMS
(for instance, one that lets a site owner change a Links page). I think
something like that may be easier than using MySQL. Either way, I want
the experience so I can include it on my resume.
>
I'm still pondering how to merge Php and xml/xsl. My guess is that I
could use Php to create xsl files on the fly .... or to include them on
the fly. But the more I think about that, the more I think, like you
say, that simply modularizing my Php content templates (to be like like
xsl template files) and getting my content from MySQL will be the most
flexible and efficient.
>
I appreciate the help and advice.
>

Rik is correct. XML is not intended to be an intermediate step between
the database and HTML. Rather, it is intended as a means for
machine-to-machine transfer of data, i.e. one webserver picking up XML
data from another and displaying it in a specific format.

Using XML as an intermediate step between your database and HTML is an
unnecessary step which adds much more overhead to the server.

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