- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$data = <<<DATA
<p>Portable <span class="shlt">Adobe</span> <span class="shlt">After</span>
<span class="shlt">Effects</span> CC <span class="shlt">2018</span> 15.1.1.12 (x64)</p>
DATA;
$dom = new DOMDocument();
$dom->loadHTML($data);
var_dump($dom->getElementsByTagName("p")[0]);
echo $dom->getElementsByTagName("p")[0]->textContent;