php domdocument creates self closing tag that breaks html

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I'm parsing user input text & converting youtube urls into an iframe using a regex so I end up with the following: ``` ``` The text is then parsed through `DOMdocument()` which converts the above into a self closing tag: ``` ``` it works. Firstly, is there anything wrong with the self closing tag (because I can't see anything)? Is there a way to force domdocument() to use a 'proper' closing tag?

Accepted Answer

You can use the option `LIBXML_NOEMPTYTAG`: ``` $doc->saveXML($node, LIBXML_NOEMPTYTAG); ``` This will force expanding `` However, you can also use `saveHTML()` (which is preferred). This will preserve HTML tags properly: ``` $doc->saveHTML(); ```

php domdocument creates self closing tag that breaks html

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