- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$response = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<PostResponse><Status>success</Status><Price>10.00</Price><Message>Test successful.</Message><ConfirmationId>6</ConfirmationId></PostResponse>';
$xmlResponse = new SimpleXMLElement($response);
$errorCode = $xmlResponse->Status;
var_dump($errorCode);