- print_r: documentation ( source)
<?php
$xmlString = <<<EOF
<soap:envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soap:body>
<ns2:getauthresponse xmlns:ns2="http://dpd.com/common/service/types/LoginService/2.0" xmlns:ns3="http://dpd.com/common/service/exceptions">
<return>
<delisid>thedelisid</delisid>
<customeruid>thecustomerid</customeruid>
<authtoken>theauthenticationcode</authtoken>
<depot>thedepot</depot>
</return>
</ns2:getauthresponse>
</soap:body>
</soap:envelope>
EOF;
$xml = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlString);
print_r($xml->body);