[twitter-dev] /users/show.xml? doesn't return xml string

[ArnieLapinig]

Hello,

I hope someone can help.... my query with the REST API /users/show.xml
doesn't seem to be returning an xml string...

I'm getting strange data back from my query. Here's the code:

                 $twitterHost = 'http://twitter.com/users/show.xml?
screen_name=' . urlencode($lookforname);

                 $curl = curl_init();

                 curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, 2);
                 curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HEADER, false);
                 curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH, CURLAUTH_BASIC);
                 curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
                 curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_USERPWD, "$username:
$password");
                 curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION,
CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1);
                 curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, $twitterHost);

                 $query = curl_exec($curl);

and here's what i'm getting:


$twitterHost        string(59) "http://twitter.com/users/show.xml?
screen_name=mandarine_one"

$query

string(2023) " 32432559 anton mandarine_one Neuburg an der Donau
Mediengestalter, Nerd, Comic- und Musikliebhaber, nörgelt gerne über
die Arbeit. http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/435301043/twitter_normal.jpg
http://www.grizzlyfear.de false 159 EBEBEB 333333 990000 F3F3F3 DFDFDF
238 Fri Apr 17 14:49:15 +0000 2009 23 3600 Berlin
http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/41257908/8edd7_014-sergeypoluse.jpg
true 2129 false false false false Tue Oct 13 17:19:41 +0000 2009
4839657896 @_Schnucki_ madame sie gruseln mir die scheisse aus dem
leid. du schreibst von stromschlag und bei mir geht das licht aus
#scary <a target='_blank' href="http://www.atebits.com/";
rel="nofollow">Tweetie</a> false 4839540863 50962463 false _Schnucki_
"

when i paste "http://twitter.com/users/show.xml?
screen_name=mandarine_one" into the browser, i get an xml string:

<user>
<id>32432559</id>
<name>anton</name>
<screen_name>mandarine_one</screen_name>
<location>Neuburg an der Donau</location>
<description>
Mediengestalter, Nerd, Comic- und Musikliebhaber, nörgelt gerne über
die Arbeit.
</description>
<profile_image_url>
http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/435301043/twitter_normal.jpg
</profile_image_url>
<url>http://www.grizzlyfear.de</url>
<protected>false</protected>
 etc etc etc etc...

Am I making some sort of basic mistake?

Thanks for helping...