- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$document = new DOMDocument();
$document->loadXML('<foo />');
$xpath = new DOMXPath($document);
$xpath->registerNamespace('sig', 'http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#');
$node = $xpath->query('//*[not(sig:SignatureValue)]');
$node->item(0)->nodeValue = 'sig';
var_dump($document->asXML());