What are common challenges when creating SOAP requests from a WSDL in PHP?

One common challenge when creating SOAP requests from a WSDL in PHP is dealing with complex data structures or nested arrays. To solve this, you can use the `SoapVar` class to properly format the data before sending the request.

// Create a SoapClient instance using the WSDL file
$client = new SoapClient("http://example.com/service.wsdl");

// Prepare the complex data structure using SoapVar
$data = new SoapVar(
    array(
        'key1' => 'value1',
        'key2' => 'value2',
        'nestedArray' => array(
            'nestedKey1' => 'nestedValue1',
            'nestedKey2' => 'nestedValue2'
        )
    ),
    SOAP_ENC_OBJECT
);

// Make the SOAP request with the complex data structure
$response = $client->methodName($data);

// Process the response as needed