how to read this xml, get "parser error : CData section not finished"

Question

im trying to read this xml: xml rss file

but with not success.. have this error

    Warning: simplexml_load_file(): http://noticias.perfil.com/feed/:232: parser error : CData section not finished <p>La sola lectura de los datos estadísticos desp in D:\xampp\FerreWoo\scrap-rvnot.php on line 43

    Warning: simplexml_load_file(): Isis, con lo que habría logrado un nuevo respaldo a sus proyectos terroristas. in D:\xampp\FerreWoo\scrap-rvnot.php on line 43

    Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ^ in D:\xampp\FerreWoo\scrap-rvnot.php on line 43

Im using this code:

   $feed = simplexml_load_file($urls, null, LIBXML_NOCDATA);

I try cURL too but the same erros still comming.

I know that maybe de xml file is incorrect... but there must be a way to read it, right?

Very probably strongly related: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2798108/cdata-section-not-finished-problem . When I retrieve the file, there's a backspace character right after `a sus proyectos terroristas.` — fvu, May 29 '17 at 21:39
yes I see that...still cant fix it with the link you provide. — Targaryen, May 29 '17 at 22:21

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 15 '18 at 20:28

You have some invalid characters on that XML. Try this code below

$url    = 'http://noticias.perfil.com/feed/';
$html   = file_get_contents($url);
$invalid_characters = '/[^\x9\xa\x20-\xD7FF\xE000-\xFFFD]/';
$html = preg_replace($invalid_characters, '', $html);

$xml = simplexml_load_string($html);

//test purpose part 
$encode = json_encode($xml);
$decode = json_decode($encode, true);
print_r($decode);

Hope it helps

how to read this xml, get "parser error : CData section not finished"

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