Encoding Error in PHP script to generate XML - php

Question

I'm having problems with my PHP file that generates XML from MySQL database. The code is below
<?php
require("decibelone_dbinfo.php");
function parseToXML($htmlStr)
{
$xmlStr=str_replace('<','<',$htmlStr);
$xmlStr=str_replace('>','>',$xmlStr);
$xmlStr=str_replace('"','"',$xmlStr);
$xmlStr=str_replace("'",''',$xmlStr);
$xmlStr=str_replace("&",'&',$xmlStr);
return $xmlStr;
}
// Opens a connection to a MySQL server
$connection=mysql_connect (localhost, $username, $password);
if (!$connection) {
die('Not connected : ' . mysql_error());
}
// Set the active MySQL database
$db_selected = mysql_select_db($database, $connection);
if (!$db_selected) {
die ('Can\'t use db : ' . mysql_error());
}
// Select all the rows in the markers table
$query = "SELECT * FROM location WHERE 1";
$result = mysql_query($query);
if (!$result) {
die('Invalid query: ' . mysql_error());
}
header("Content-type: text/xml");
// Start XML file, echo parent node
echo '<markers>';
// Iterate through the rows, printing XML nodes for each
while ($row = #mysql_fetch_assoc($result)){
// ADD TO XML DOCUMENT NODE
echo '<marker>';
echo '<name>' . parseToXML($row['name']) . '</name>';
echo '<address>' . parseToXML($row['address']) . '</address>';
echo '<latitude>' . $row['latitude'] . '</latitude>';
echo '<longitude>' . $row['longitude'] . '</longitude>';
echo '<description>' . $row['description'] . '</description>';
echo '<time>' . $row['time'] . '</time>';
echo '</marker>';
}
// End XML file
echo '</markers>';
?>
I'm not sure what the problem is, but I have changed all my character encodings (in mysql and under htaccess) to UTF8. The problem surfaced recently after a server maintenance by my host, and I did not change my file before and after it, so I doubt that it could be a problem with my code itself. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

You can use DomDocument class. I think what you are using is an old way. Please loo at following link.
http://php.net/manual/en/class.domdocument.php