- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$xml = <<<XML
<smses count="1099"> <sms protocol="0" address=""
date="" type="" subject="" body="" toa="null" sc_toa="null"
service_center="null" read="1" status="-1" locked="0"
date_sent="null" readable_date="" contact_name="" /> </smses>
XML;
$dom = new DOMDocument();
$dom->loadXML($xml);
foreach ($xml->smses as $sms) {
var_dump($sms);
}