In PHP, what alternative methods or libraries can be used for parsing HTML content besides Simple HTML DOM Parser, and how do they compare in terms of performance and functionality?

When parsing HTML content in PHP, besides Simple HTML DOM Parser, other alternatives include using PHP's built-in DOMDocument class or third-party libraries like Goutte or Symfony DomCrawler. These alternatives offer similar functionality for parsing HTML content but may vary in terms of performance and ease of use.

// Using PHP's DOMDocument class to parse HTML content
$html = file_get_contents('https://example.com');
$dom = new DOMDocument();
@$dom->loadHTML($html);

// Using Goutte library to parse HTML content
$client = new \Goutte\Client();
$crawler = $client->request('GET', 'https://example.com');

// Using Symfony DomCrawler component to parse HTML content
use Symfony\Component\DomCrawler\Crawler;
$html = file_get_contents('https://example.com');
$crawler = new Crawler($html);