rss creation

[mp3show]

Hello.

i wanting to make a RSS feed from a directory on a webserver. how would i go about doing this? i want the rss to basically throw out the folder name only and possibly post this onto a IPB forum

any help would be great

 

[sloddl]

do you want to make a static rss (html/xml) or a dynamic (php) one?

 

[mp3show]

im unsure on the differance.

which would be best suited to what i need?,as i mentioned, all i need it to do is read from a certain folder or folders, Grab the folder title and the folder contents, then post this on a IPB forum.

 

[sloddl]

1. static = it doesn't change by itself - also you have to edit it by hand
2. dynamic = the script updates it automaticlly

also:

with this function you can read the folders/direcories:

http://php.net/manual/en/function.readdir.php

and then just echo the contents into the xml rss template.

EDIT: doesn't IPB forum already have a build-in rss?

 

[mp3show]

IPB does yes have a built in RSS, but id need an xml to enter into the IPB rss settings. so i need a XML coming from the folder,

ive never personally worked with rss so i have no clue about it. do you have any templates to which i could use / edit?

 

[mikeee]

try feedburner?

dunno if it will help :/

 

[mp3show]

i think feedburner is if you already have a xml for the feed

 

[t3od0r]

check this http://www.weberdev.com/get_example-4472.html

 

[mp3show]

thanks t3od0r, that seems to have got me moving however im now faced with this error

Warning: DOMDocument::save(test.xml) [domdocument.save]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/class.array2xml2array.php on line 126 line

126 reads

if ($this->doc->save($XMLFile) == 0){

i assume its tryingt o save to a folder it doesnt have permission to. if this is the case how would i alter the folder inwhich it saves?

 

[t3od0r]

in that example test.xml should be in the folder you run the script, also must be created by you and chmoded 777

 

[mp3show]

well i now have it creating the xml , but the import to the IPB board fails withy this error

Validation Results for
· HTTP Status Code: 200 ()
· The RSS feed's charset is utf-8.
· We could not find any changes in the RSS feed (nothing to import). If you believe you received this in error, please contacting the site that serves the feed.

 

[mp3show]

just a quick update.. ive now managed to create the feed. but now it tells me there is no news items lol