Is DOMDocument or SimpleXMLElement better suited for parsing XML responses in PHP?

When parsing XML responses in PHP, both DOMDocument and SimpleXMLElement can be used. However, DOMDocument is better suited for parsing larger XML documents or when you need to manipulate the XML structure. On the other hand, SimpleXMLElement is more user-friendly and easier to work with for simple XML parsing tasks. 

// Using DOMDocument to parse XML response
$xmlResponse = '<response><message>Hello, World!</message></response>';
$doc = new DOMDocument();
$doc->loadXML($xmlResponse);
$message = $doc->getElementsByTagName('message')->item(0)->nodeValue;
echo $message;

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DOMDocument SimpleXMLElement parsing XML responses PHP

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