What are the potential pitfalls of using Simplexml to access XML elements in PHP?

One potential pitfall of using Simplexml to access XML elements in PHP is that it may not handle namespaces well, leading to difficulties in accessing elements with namespaces. To solve this issue, you can use the `->children()` method to explicitly specify the namespace when accessing elements. 

$xml = simplexml_load_string($xmlString);

// Define namespace
$ns = $xml->getNamespaces(true)['prefix'];

// Access element with namespace
$element = $xml->children($ns)->elementName;

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