What are common challenges faced when parsing XML documents with multiple namespaces in PHP?

When parsing XML documents with multiple namespaces in PHP, a common challenge is correctly handling the different namespaces while accessing elements and attributes within the document. One solution is to register the namespaces using the `registerXPathNamespace()` method and then use XPath queries to navigate the XML structure. 

$xml = <<<XML
<root xmlns:ns1="http://example.com/ns1" xmlns:ns2="http://example.com/ns2">
    <ns1:element1>Value 1</ns1:element1>
    <ns2:element2>Value 2</ns2:element2>
</root>
XML;

$doc = new DOMDocument();
$doc->loadXML($xml);

$xpath = new DOMXPath($doc);
$xpath->registerNamespace('ns1', 'http://example.com/ns1');
$xpath->registerNamespace('ns2', 'http://example.com/ns2');

$element1 = $xpath->query('//ns1:element1')->item(0)->nodeValue;
$element2 = $xpath->query('//ns2:element2')->item(0)->nodeValue;

echo $element1 . "\n"; // Output: Value 1
echo $element2 . "\n"; // Output: Value 2

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