- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- simplexml_load_string: documentation ( source)
<?php
$xml = "<?xml version='1.0'?>
<document>
<title>Forty What?</title>
<from>Joe</from>
<to>Jane</to>
<body>
I know that's the answer -- but what's the question?
</body>
</document>";
$st = simplexml_load_string($xml);
var_dump($st);