add very basic code for the simplexml extension. The following works ::

person.xml
--
<person>
 <name>
  <first>Sterling</first>
  <last>Hughes</last>
 </name>
</person>

person.php
--
<?php
$p = simplexml_load_file('person.xml');
echo $p->name->last . ', ' . $p->name->first;
?>

Still needs lots of work.

Author: Sterling Hughes

ext/simplexml/CREDITS

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+simplexml

ext/simplexml/EXPERIMENTAL

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+dnl $Id$
+dnl config.m4 for extension simplexml
+
+PHP_ARG_WITH(simplexml, for simplexml support,
+[  --with-simplexml             Include simplexml support])
+
+if test "$PHP_SIMPLEXML" != "no"; then
+  PHP_NEW_EXTENSION(simplexml, simplexml.c, $ext_shared)
+fi

ext/simplexml/config.m4

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+/*
+  +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+  | PHP Version 4                                                        |
+  +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+  | Copyright (c) 1997-2003 The PHP Group                                |
+  +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+  | This source file is subject to version 2.02 of the PHP license,      |
+  | that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE, and is        |
+  | available at through the world-wide-web at                           |
+  | http://www.php.net/license/2_02.txt.                                 |
+  | If you did not receive a copy of the PHP license and are unable to   |
+  | obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send a note to          |
+  | license@php.net so we can mail you a copy immediately.               |
+  +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+  | Author: Sterling Hughes <sterling@php.net>                           |
+  +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+*/
+
+/* $Id$ */
+
+#ifndef PHP_SIMPLEXML_H
+#define PHP_SIMPLEXML_H
+
+extern zend_module_entry simplexml_module_entry;
+#define phpext_simplexml_ptr &simplexml_module_entry
+
+#ifdef PHP_WIN32
+#define PHP_SIMPLEXML_API __declspec(dllexport)
+#else
+#define PHP_SIMPLEXML_API
+#endif
+
+#ifdef ZTS
+#include "TSRM.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <libxml/parser.h>
+#include <libxml/parserInternals.h>
+#include <libxml/tree.h>
+#include <libxml/uri.h>
+#include <libxml/xmlerror.h>
+#include <libxml/xinclude.h>
+#include <libxml/xpath.h>
+#include <libxml/xpathInternals.h>
+#include <libxml/xpointer.h>
+
+PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(simplexml);
+PHP_MSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(simplexml);
+PHP_RINIT_FUNCTION(simplexml);
+PHP_RSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(simplexml);
+PHP_MINFO_FUNCTION(simplexml);
+
+typedef struct {
+	zend_object zo;
+	xmlDocPtr document;
+	xmlNodePtr node;
+} php_sxe_object;
+
+
+#ifdef ZTS
+#define SIMPLEXML_G(v) TSRMG(simplexml_globals_id, zend_simplexml_globals *, v)
+#else
+#define SIMPLEXML_G(v) (simplexml_globals.v)
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
+
+/*
+ * Local variables:
+ * tab-width: 4
+ * c-basic-offset: 4
+ * indent-tabs-mode: t
+ * End:
+ * vim600: fdm=marker
+ * vim: noet sw=4 ts=4
+ */