simplexml_load_file Interprets an XML file into an object &reftitle.description; SimpleXMLElementfalsesimplexml_load_file stringfilename stringnullclass_nameSimpleXMLElement::class intoptions0 stringnamespace_or_prefix"" boolis_prefix&false; Convert the well-formed XML document in the given file to an object. &reftitle.parameters; filename Path to the XML file class_name You may use this optional parameter so that simplexml_load_file will return an object of the specified class. That class should extend the SimpleXMLElement class. options &dom.parameter.options; namespace_or_prefix Namespace prefix or URI. is_prefix &true; if namespace_or_prefix is a prefix, &false; if it's a URI; defaults to &false;. &reftitle.returnvalues; Returns an object of class SimpleXMLElement with properties containing the data held within the XML document,&return.falseforfailure;. &return.falseproblem; &reftitle.errors; Produces an E_WARNING error message for each error found in the XML data. Use libxml_use_internal_errors to suppress all XML errors, and libxml_get_errors to iterate over them afterwards. &reftitle.examples; ]]> This script will display, on success: Array ... ) ]]> At this point, you can go about using $xml->title and any other elements. &reftitle.seealso; simplexml_load_string SimpleXMLElement::__construct libxml_use_internal_errors libxml_set_streams_context