How can SimpleXMLElement objects be properly stored in PHP sessions without triggering serialization issues?

When attempting to store SimpleXMLElement objects in PHP sessions, serialization issues can arise due to the complex nature of the object. To avoid these problems, you can convert the SimpleXMLElement object to a string using the `asXML()` method before storing it in the session. When retrieving the data from the session, you can recreate the SimpleXMLElement object by parsing the stored XML string. 

// Storing SimpleXMLElement object in session
$xmlString = $simpleXMLElementObject->asXML();
$_SESSION['xmlData'] = $xmlString;

// Retrieving SimpleXMLElement object from session
$xmlString = $_SESSION['xmlData'];
$simpleXMLElementObject = simplexml_load_string($xmlString);

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SimpleXMLElement PHP sessions serialization objects storage

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