Uber Uploader XML ERROR: XML_ERR_NAME_REQUIRED at line 1 with hwdMediaShare

Question

Uber uploader was working perfectly, and then suddenly it doesn't work and has this error:

XML ERROR: XML_ERR_NAME_REQUIRED at line 1

It occasionally starts working again and then goes back to this problem.

Answer 1

This error occurs because the joomla 32-bit random form token occasionally begins with a number, causing an invalid tag in the .redirect xml file.

A quick fix is to rename the invalid xml tags before parsing:

1. Open joomla\components\com_hwdmediashare\libraries\uber\ubr_finished_lib.php

2. Add the following code to function parseFeed()

   # Precede invalid tag names with key_
   $xml_post_data = preg_replace('/\<([0-9][^\>]*)\>([^\<]*)\<\/([0-9][^\>]*)\>/',
   '<key_$1>$2</key_$3>', $xml_post_data);
   

Or if you don't need the joomla form token then remove it.