Laravel 5 XML Parsing - google-maps

Question

I have created a storelocator.php in my view with the following code :
<?php
$dom = new DOMDocument("1.0");
$node = $dom->createElement("markers");
$parnode = $dom->appendChild($node);
header("Content-type: text/xml");
foreach ($results as $value) { // ADD TO XML DOCUMENT NODE
$node = $dom->createElement("marker");
$newnode = $parnode->appendChild($node);
$newnode->setAttribute("name",$value->dealer_name);
$newnode->setAttribute("address", $value->address);
$newnode->setAttribute("lat", $value->lat);
$newnode->setAttribute("lng", $value->lng);
$newnode->setAttribute("type", $value->outlet_type);
}
echo $dom->saveXML();
?>
My Route is:
Route::get('/storelocator','SearchController#showReviews');
my ShowReviews Function
public function showReviews() {
//$dealer_address = dealer_addresss::lists('dealer_name','address','lat','lng','outlet_type');
//return view('/reviews',compact('dealer_address'));
$results = DB::table('dealer_address')->get();
//return view('/reviewresults',compact('results'));
return view('/storelocator',compact('results'));
}
All I get is a blank page:
When I click on source I am able to the xml content with the data but on hover it says
Attempt to use an XML processing instruction in HTML.
What am I doing wrong here ? Any guide would be immensely appreciated.

Answer 1

I have used this:
https://github.com/SoapBox/laravel-formatter
to make proper XML.
You probably have an error in your xml file.
Also, sending header in view is already too late.
Send it in your controller.
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