Print XML attributes
<?php $xml = simplexml_load_file("books.xml"); foreach($xml->book[0]->author->attributes() AS $a => $b) { echo "$a = $b <br />"; } ?> <!-- <library> <book> <title>A</title> <author gender="female">B</author> <description>C</description> </book> <book> <title>C</title> <author gender="male">D</author> <description>E</description> </book> <book> <title>F</title> <author gender="male">G</author> <description>H</description> </book> </library> -->