xmlparse

$xml = <<<EOD
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SENDBATCH user='username' password='password' application='50' reply='EMAIL:[email protected]'>
This is a test
	<SMSLIST>
		<SMS_SEND to='256791040262' uid='1'/>
		<SMS_SEND to='256754819815' uid='2'/>
	</SMSLIST>
	<SMSGROUP>
		<SMS_SEND to='256791234567' uid='3'/>
		<SMS_SEND to='256754819814' uid='4'/>
	</SMSGROUP>
</SENDBATCH>
EOD;

$xmlObject = new SimpleXMLElement($xml);
//root name
$rootnode = $xmlObject->getName();
//children count
$children_no = count($xmlObject->children());
//get the message
$msg = $xmlObject->SENDBATCH;
//get attributes of the root node
foreach ($xmlObject->attributes() as  $key=>$value) {

			switch ($key) {
				case 'user':
				$user = $value[0];
				break;
				case 'password':
				$password = $value[0];
				break;
				case 'application':
				$application = $value[0];
				break;
				case 'reply':
				$reply = $value[0];
				break;
				default:
					;
				break;
			}//close switch
		}