- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$xmlstr = <<<XML
<?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes'?>
<movies>
<movie><test x="1">movie 1</test></movie>
<movie><test x="2">movie 2</test></movie>
</movies>
XML;
$movies = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlstr);
foreach($movies->children() as $movie)
{
var_dump($movie->attributes());
}