- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$dom = new DomDocument;
$dom->loadXml('<rows><row><left>Left Side</left><right>Right Side</right></row></rows>');
var_Dump($dom->rows); exit;
$nodes = $dom->getElementsByTagName('row');
foreach($nodes as $node) {
var_dump($node->childNodes->item(0));
}