how can i retrieve values from xml in php? -

i'm trying parse simple xml string , store arrays..

i want information put array can index somehow, can me?

this i'm trying far:

<?php  $string = file_get_contents("http://api.themoviedb.org/2.1/person.search/en/xml/e72f8f2f685df4dad86f939097d14f36/brad+pitt"); $xml = new simplexmlelement($string);    foreach($xml->children()->children()->children() $child) {     if ($child->getname() == "images")         echo $child[0]; }  $error_code = (string)$body[0]->response->return->error_code; print_r($error_code);  ?>  

this xml response:

<opensearchdescription><opensearch:query searchterms="brad+pitt"/><opensearch:totalresults>1</opensearch:totalresults><people><person><score>1</score><popularity>3</popularity><name>brad pitt</name><id>287</id><biography>from wikipedia, free encyclopedia. william bradley "brad" pitt (born december 18, 1963) american actor , film producer. pitt has received 2 academy award nominations , 4 golden globe award nominations, winning one. has been described 1 of world's attractive men, label has received substantial media attention. pitt began acting career television guest appearances, including role on cbs prime-time soap opera dallas in 1987. later gained recognition cowboy hitchhiker seduces geena davis's character in 1991 road movie thelma & louise. pitt's first leading roles in big-budget productions came river runs through (1992) , interview vampire (1994). cast opposite anthony hopkins in 1994 drama legends of fall, earned him first golden globe nomination. in 1995 gave critically acclaimed performances in crime thriller 7 , science fiction film 12 monkeys, latter securing him golden globe award best supporting actor , academy award nomination. 4 years later, in 1999, pitt starred in cult hit fight club. starred in major international hit rusty ryan in ocean's eleven (2001) , sequels, ocean's twelve (2004) , ocean's thirteen (2007). greatest commercial successes have been troy (2004) , mr. & mrs. smith (2005). pitt received second academy award nomination title role performance in 2008 film curious case of benjamin button. following high-profile relationship actress gwyneth paltrow, pitt married actress jennifer aniston 5 years. pitt lives actress angelina jolie in relationship has generated wide publicity. , jolie have 6 children—maddox, pax, zahara, shiloh, knox, , vivienne. since beginning relationship jolie, has become increasingly involved in social issues both in united states , internationally. pitt owns production company named plan b entertainment, productions include 2007 academy award winning best picture, departed. description above wikipedia article brad pitt, licensed under cc-by-sa, full list of contributors on wikipedia.</biography><url>http://www.themoviedb.org/person/287</url><images><image type="profile" url="http://d3gtl9l2a4fn1j.cloudfront.net/t/p/w45/w8zjqun7tzlm6fy9mfgkihxp3cb.jpg" size="thumb" width="45" height="68" id="4ea5cb8c2c0588394800006f"/><image type="profile" url="http://d3gtl9l2a4fn1j.cloudfront.net/t/p/w185/w8zjqun7tzlm6fy9mfgkihxp3cb.jpg" size="profile" width="185" height="281" id="4ea5cb8c2c0588394800006f"/><image type="profile" url="http://d3gtl9l2a4fn1j.cloudfront.net/t/p/h632/w8zjqun7tzlm6fy9mfgkihxp3cb.jpg" size="h632" width="416" height="632" id="4ea5cb8c2c0588394800006f"/><image type="profile" url="http://d3gtl9l2a4fn1j.cloudfront.net/t/p/original/w8zjqun7tzlm6fy9mfgkihxp3cb.jpg" size="original" width="1295" height="1969" id="4ea5cb8c2c0588394800006f"/></images><version>685</version><last_modified_at>2013-07-26 18:18:17 utc</last_modified_at></person></people></opensearchdescription> 

thanks, appreciated!

try :

$string = file_get_contents("http://api.themoviedb.org/2.1/person.search/en/xml/e72f8f2f685df4dad86f939097d14f36/brad+pitt"); $xml = new simplexmlelement($string);    foreach($xml->people->person->images->image $child){     $node = (array)$child;     print_r($node);     echo $node['@attributes']['url']; }  echo "<pre>"; print_r($xml->people->person->images->image);  exit; 

hope help