xml declaration not at start of external entity
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	• bzimport
	Jan 22 2007, 6:04 AM

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Author: eskindian

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I have found a few threads on this error message with RSS/ATOM on Special pages
of MediaWiki. The fix seems to be generally removing newlines or whitespace in
any files you may have edited.

I have only made minor edits one file (LocalSettings.php) and I have removed any
'newlines' in those areas. However, the following error message still displays.
I need someone to tell me specifically which file to go and fix and the steps
needed to fix that file.

I thank you in advance.

"XML Parsing Error: xml declaration not at start of external entity
Location:
http://wiki.thepatternofeverything.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss
Line Number 1, Column 5: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>"

Version: unspecified
Severity: normal
OS: Windows XP
Platform: PC
URL: http://wiki.thepatternofeverything.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges

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• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Medium.Nov 21 2014, 9:29 PM

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• bzimport created this task.Jan 22 2007, 6:04 AM

This indicates extra whitespace at the start or end of one of the .php files,
most likely:

LocalSettings.php
some extension
some other PHP file you have manually edited or customized

Remove the whitespace.

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