<?php if (!$_POST) { ?>

        <form action="" method="post">
        Zip Code:  <input type="text" name="zip" /><br />
        <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit me!" />
        </form>
        <?php }  ?>

        <?php

        error_reporting(E_ALL);

        if ($_POST) {
            $request_url = 'http://www.google.com/ig/api?weather='.urlencode($_POST['zip']);
            $xml = simplexml_load_file($request_url) or die("feed not loading");
            echo 'Jake was here...';
            var_dump($xml);
            echo $xml->weather[0]->forecast_information[0]->city[0]->data[0];
            echo 'What about now?';
        }




        ?>