How to put XML into my SoapClient Call using a Method - php

Question

I have generated some XML which is saved to a file.
Dummy_Order.xml
In the following code I wanted to open the XML and use it in the method 'ImpOrders'
Here is my code
<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', '1');
$proxy = new SoapClient('http://soapclient/wsdl/Web?wsdl', array ('trace' => 1));
if (file_exists('Dummy_Order.xml')) {
$xml = file_get_contents('Dummy_Order.xml');
} else {
exit('Failed to open XML.');
}
$xmlstring = new SimpleXMLElement($xml);
$result = $proxy->ImportOrders($xmlstring);
var_dump($result);
echo "REQUEST:\n" . $proxy->__getLastRequest() . "\n";
?>
I am getting a response in $result of 0 imported 0 skipped. So i then did getLastRequest() and it's adding the code from the Method but not adding my XML. It wants my XML in a string - which it current is in and isnt moaning about that (It does moan if i use it ->asXML).
I have tried
$result = $proxy->ImportOrders();
and
$result = $proxy->ImportOrders($xmlstring);
And both show the same result in _getLastRequest, which led me to believe that my string isn't being plugged in.
When I check the functions using _getFunctions it provides the information of this...
ImportResult ImportOrders(string $Orders)
Any help would be awesome!

Answer 1

Ok so i resolved it. All i needed to do was wrap my answer in <<
Like below.
$teststring = <<<XML
$xml
XML;
$result = $proxy->ImportOrders($teststring);
Hope this helps out anyone else using PHP, SoapClient and XML.