'xmlParseEntityRef: no name' warnings while loading xml into a php file

Question

I am reading an xml in php using simplexml_load_file. However while trying to load the xml it displays a list of warnings

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Answer 1

The XML is most probably invalid.

The problem could be the "&"

$text=preg_replace('/&(?!#?[a-z0-9]+;)/', '&', $text);

will get rid of the "&" and replace it with it's HTML code version...give it a try.

Answer 2

Found this here ...

Problem: An XML parser returns the error “xmlParseEntityRef: noname”

Cause: There is a stray ‘&’ (ampersand character) somewhere in the XML text eg. some text & some more text

Solution:

• Solution 1: Remove the ampersand.
• Solution 2: Encode the ampersand (that is replace the & character with & ). Remember to Decode when reading the XML text.
• Solution 3: Use CDATA sections (text inside a CDATA section will be ignored by the parser.) eg. <![CDATA[some text & some more text]]>

Note: ‘&’ ‘<' '>‘ will all give problems if not handled correctly.

Answer 3

If you are getting this issue with opencart try editing

catalog/controller/extension/feed/google_sitemap.php For More info and How to do it refer this: xmlparseentityref-no-name-error