How do I capture PHP output into a variable?

Question

I\'m generating a ton of XML that is to be passed to an API as a post variable when a user click on a form button. I also want to be able to show the user the XML before han

Answer 1

It sounds like you want PHP Output Buffering

ob_start(); 
// make your XML file

$out1 = ob_get_contents();
//$out1 now contains your XML

Note that output buffering stops the output from being sent, until you "flush" it. See the Documentation for more info.