php not outputting xml

Hello I am having a problem getting some php to output some xml. I'm
using this tutorial:

http://code.google.com/support/bin/a...y?answer=65622

Here is my the html page:

http://lanmind01.googlepages.com/new.html

and the php:

http://lanmind01.googlepages.com/phpsqlajax_genxml.php

Now I know Google pages doesn't support php I only have my page here
so I can post links to it (I am working locally). I have the mysql
connection settings in a seperate file. Like I said I can't get the
php to output xml. In the tuitorial it gives 3 php codes to choose,
I've tried all 3 and they all just give php text as a response like
so:

<?php
require("phpsqlajax_dbinfo.php");
// Start XML file, create parent node
$doc = domxml_new_doc("1.0");
$node = $doc->create_element("markers");
$parnode = $doc->append_child($node);
// 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 markers WHERE 1";
$result = mysql_query($query);
if (!$result) {
die('Invalid query: ' . mysql_error());
}
header("Content-type: text/xml");
// Iterate through the rows, adding XML nodes for each
while ($row = @mysql_fetch_assoc($result)){
// ADD TO XML DOCUMENT NODE
$node = $doc->create_element("marker");
$newnode = $parnode->append_child($node);
$newnode->set_attribute("name", $row['name']);
$newnode->set_attribute("address", $row['address']);
$newnode->set_attribute("lat", $row['lat']);
$newnode->set_attribute("lng", $row['lng']);
$newnode->set_attribute("type", $row['type']);
}
$xmlfile = $doc->dump_mem();
echo $xmlfile;
?>

I believe it might be caused by a few things. My connection settings:

Here is what that file looks like:

<?
$username="root";
$password="";
$database="root-markers2";
?>

So this is how I have the connection settings entered. Obviously I've
removed my password. As for the database connection setting I have
entered my username followed by a "-" then the database name. I'm not
sue that all this is all correct syntax but I believe it is.

My server. I'm using WampServer to work locally. Everything from the
php (5.2.5), apache to the mysql is current. I even checked the
phpdom_xml extension for the php. I have all my files (html,php, &
mysql connection settings in a folder in the www directory. Mysql is
online as I've been creating db's & tables etc.

I've followed the tutorial mentioned to the T, I'm just really new to
databases and php in general. I've been grinding on this for 7 hrs now
and I'm just at a loss. Any help on something else to check or a
pointer is greatly appreciated. Thanks- Lan

> Here is what that file looks like:
>
> <?
> $username="root";
> $password="";
> $database="root-markers2";
> ?>


It may just be that short tags are off on your server. Start that file with:

<?php

and see what happens.

On Feb 21, 2:21 pm, Dikkie Dik <dik...@nospam.org> wrote:
> > Here is what that file looks like:
>
> > <?
> > $username="root";
> > $password="";
> > $database="root-markers2";
> > ?>
>
> It may just be that short tags are off on your server. Start that file with:
>
> <?php
>
> and see what happens.

Thanks Dikkie but it's still a no go though.... I went into the PHP
settings on WampServer's menu and checked "short open tag". I also did
like you said adding the "php".