diff --git a/ext/simplexml/simplexml.c b/ext/simplexml/simplexml.c
index 980c33da50f..9d73df2ebb7 100644
--- a/ext/simplexml/simplexml.c
+++ b/ext/simplexml/simplexml.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include "ext/spl/spl_sxe.h"
 #endif
 
+#define SXE_ELEMENT_BY_NAME 0
+
 zend_class_entry *sxe_class_entry = NULL;
 
 ZEND_API zend_class_entry *sxe_get_element_class_entry(TSRMLS_D)
@@ -112,10 +114,7 @@ static xmlNodePtr php_sxe_get_first_node(php_sxe_object *sxe, xmlNodePtr node TS
 	}
 }
 
-/* {{{ match_ns()
- */
-static inline int
-match_ns(php_sxe_object *sxe, xmlNodePtr node, xmlChar *name)
+static inline int match_ns(php_sxe_object *sxe, xmlNodePtr node, xmlChar *name) /* {{{ */
 {
 	if (name == NULL && (node->ns == NULL || node->ns->prefix == NULL)) {
 		return 1;
@@ -129,9 +128,8 @@ match_ns(php_sxe_object *sxe, xmlNodePtr node, xmlChar *name)
 }
 /* }}} */
 
-/* {{{ sxe_get_element_node()
- */
-static xmlNodePtr sxe_get_element_by_offset(php_sxe_object *sxe, long offset, xmlNodePtr node) {
+static xmlNodePtr sxe_get_element_by_offset(php_sxe_object *sxe, long offset, xmlNodePtr node) /* {{{ */
+{
 	long nodendx = 0;
 
 	if (sxe->iter.type == SXE_ITER_NONE) {
@@ -156,6 +154,71 @@ next_iter:
 }
 /* }}} */
 
+#if SXE_ELEMENT_BY_NAME
+static xmlNodePtr sxe_find_element_by_name(php_sxe_object *sxe, xmlNodePtr node, char *name TSRMLS_DC) /* {{{ */
+{
+	while (node) {
+		SKIP_TEXT(node)
+		if (node->type == XML_ELEMENT_NODE && match_ns(sxe, node, sxe->iter.nsprefix)) {
+			if (!xmlStrcmp(node->name, name)) {
+				return node;
+			}
+		}
+next_iter:
+		node = node->next;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+} /* }}} */
+
+static xmlNodePtr sxe_get_element_by_name(php_sxe_object *sxe, xmlNodePtr node, char **name, int *type TSRMLS_DC) /* {{{ */
+{
+	int         orgtype;
+	xmlNodePtr  orgnode = node;
+	xmlNodePtr  retnode = NULL;
+
+	if (sxe->iter.type != SXE_ITER_ATTRLIST)
+	{
+		orgtype = sxe->iter.type;
+		if (sxe->iter.type == SXE_ITER_NONE) {
+			sxe->iter.type = SXE_ITER_CHILD;
+		}
+		node = php_sxe_get_first_node(sxe, node TSRMLS_CC);
+		sxe->iter.type = orgtype;
+	}
+
+	if (sxe->iter.type == SXE_ITER_ELEMENT) {
+		orgnode = sxe_find_element_by_name(sxe, node, sxe->iter.name TSRMLS_CC);
+		node = orgnode->children;
+	}
+
+	while (node) {
+		SKIP_TEXT(node)
+		if (node->type == XML_ELEMENT_NODE && match_ns(sxe, node, sxe->iter.nsprefix)) {
+			if (!xmlStrcmp(node->name, *name)) {
+				if (1||retnode)
+				{
+					*type = SXE_ITER_ELEMENT;
+					return orgnode;
+				}
+				retnode = node;
+			}
+		}
+next_iter:
+		node = node->next;
+	}
+
+	if (retnode)
+	{
+		*type = SXE_ITER_NONE;
+		*name = NULL;
+		return retnode;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+/* }}} */
+#endif /* SXE_ELEMENT_BY_NAME */
+
 /* {{{ sxe_prop_dim_read()
  */
 static zval * sxe_prop_dim_read(zval *object, zval *member, zend_bool elements, zend_bool attribs, zend_bool silent TSRMLS_DC)
@@ -166,7 +229,7 @@ static zval * sxe_prop_dim_read(zval *object, zval *member, zend_bool elements,
 	xmlNodePtr      node;
 	xmlAttrPtr      attr;
 	zval            tmp_zv;
-	int				nodendx = 0;
+	int             nodendx = 0;
 
 	sxe = php_sxe_fetch_object(object TSRMLS_CC);
 
@@ -175,6 +238,7 @@ static zval * sxe_prop_dim_read(zval *object, zval *member, zend_bool elements,
 			attribs = 0;
 			elements = 1;
 		}
+		name = NULL;
 	} else {
 		if (Z_TYPE_P(member) != IS_STRING) {
 			tmp_zv = *member;
@@ -182,24 +246,23 @@ static zval * sxe_prop_dim_read(zval *object, zval *member, zend_bool elements,
 			member = &tmp_zv;
 			convert_to_string(member);
 		}
+		name = Z_STRVAL_P(member);
 	}
 
 	MAKE_STD_ZVAL(return_value);
 	ZVAL_NULL(return_value);
 
-	name = Z_STRVAL_P(member);
-
 	GET_NODE(sxe, node);
 
-	if (sxe->iter.type != SXE_ITER_CHILD && sxe->iter.type != SXE_ITER_ATTRLIST) {
+	if (sxe->iter.type == SXE_ITER_ATTRLIST) {
+		attribs = 1;
+		elements = 0;		
+	} else if (sxe->iter.type != SXE_ITER_CHILD && sxe->iter.type != SXE_ITER_ATTRLIST) {
 		node = php_sxe_get_first_node(sxe, node TSRMLS_CC);
 	}
-
 	if (node) {
 		if (attribs) {
-			if (Z_TYPE_P(member) == IS_LONG && sxe->iter.type != SXE_ITER_ATTRLIST) {
-				attr = NULL;
-			} else {
+			if (Z_TYPE_P(member) != IS_LONG || sxe->iter.type == SXE_ITER_ATTRLIST) {
 				attr = node->properties;
 				if (Z_TYPE_P(member) == IS_LONG) {
 					while (attr && nodendx <= Z_LVAL_P(member)) {
@@ -237,7 +300,17 @@ static zval * sxe_prop_dim_read(zval *object, zval *member, zend_bool elements,
 					_node_as_zval(sxe, node, return_value, SXE_ITER_NONE, NULL, sxe->iter.nsprefix TSRMLS_CC);
 				}
 			} else {
+#if SXE_ELEMENT_BY_NAME
+				int newtype;
+
+				GET_NODE(sxe, node);
+				node = sxe_get_element_by_name(sxe, node, &name, &newtype TSRMLS_CC);
+				if (node) {
+					_node_as_zval(sxe, node, return_value, newtype, name, sxe->iter.nsprefix TSRMLS_CC);
+				}
+#else
 				_node_as_zval(sxe, node, return_value, SXE_ITER_ELEMENT, name, sxe->iter.nsprefix TSRMLS_CC);
+#endif
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -671,19 +744,41 @@ _get_base_node_value(php_sxe_object *sxe_ref, xmlNodePtr node, zval **value, cha
 }
 /* }}} */
 
+static void sxe_properties_add(HashTable *rv, char *name, int namelen, zval *value TSRMLS_DC)
+{
+	zval  **data_ptr;
+	zval  *newptr;
+	ulong h = zend_hash_func(name, namelen);
+
+	if (zend_hash_quick_find(rv, name, namelen, h, (void **) &data_ptr) == SUCCESS) {
+		if (Z_TYPE_PP(data_ptr) == IS_ARRAY) {
+			zend_hash_next_index_insert(Z_ARRVAL_PP(data_ptr), &value, sizeof(zval *), NULL);
+		} else {
+			MAKE_STD_ZVAL(newptr);
+			array_init(newptr);
+
+			zval_add_ref(data_ptr);
+			zend_hash_next_index_insert(Z_ARRVAL_P(newptr), data_ptr, sizeof(zval *), NULL);
+			zend_hash_next_index_insert(Z_ARRVAL_P(newptr), &value, sizeof(zval *), NULL);
+
+			zend_hash_quick_update(rv, name, namelen, h, &newptr, sizeof(zval *), NULL);
+		}
+	} else {
+		zend_hash_quick_update(rv, name, namelen, h, &value, sizeof(zval *), NULL);
+	}
+}
+
 /* {{{ sxe_properties_get()
  */
-static HashTable *
-sxe_properties_get(zval *object TSRMLS_DC)
+static HashTable * sxe_properties_get(zval *object TSRMLS_DC)
 {
-	zval           **data_ptr;
 	zval            *value;
-	zval            *newptr;
+	zval            *zattr;
 	HashTable       *rv;
 	php_sxe_object  *sxe;
 	char            *name;
 	xmlNodePtr       node;
-	ulong            h;
+	xmlAttrPtr       attr;
 	int              namelen;
 
 	sxe = php_sxe_fetch_object(object TSRMLS_CC);
@@ -698,9 +793,31 @@ sxe_properties_get(zval *object TSRMLS_DC)
 	}
 
 	GET_NODE(sxe, node);
-	node = php_sxe_get_first_node(sxe, node TSRMLS_CC);
+	if (1||sxe->iter.type != SXE_ITER_CHILD) {
+		if (sxe->iter.type == SXE_ITER_ELEMENT) {
+			node = php_sxe_get_first_node(sxe, node TSRMLS_CC);
+		}
+		attr = node ? (xmlAttrPtr)node->properties : NULL;
+		zattr = NULL;
+		while (attr) {
+			if (match_ns(sxe, (xmlNodePtr)attr, sxe->iter.nsprefix)) {
+				MAKE_STD_ZVAL(value);
+				ZVAL_STRING(value, xmlNodeListGetString((xmlDocPtr) sxe->document->ptr, attr->children, 1), 1);
+				namelen = xmlStrlen(attr->name) + 1;
+				if (!zattr) {
+					MAKE_STD_ZVAL(zattr);
+					array_init(zattr);
+					sxe_properties_add(rv, "@attributes", sizeof("@attributes"), zattr TSRMLS_CC);
+				}
+				add_assoc_zval_ex(zattr, (char*)attr->name, namelen, value);
+			}
+			attr = attr->next;
+		}
+	}
 
-	if (node) {
+	GET_NODE(sxe, node);
+	node = php_sxe_get_first_node(sxe, node TSRMLS_CC);
+	if (node && sxe->iter.type != SXE_ITER_ATTRLIST) {
 		if (node->type == XML_ATTRIBUTE_NODE) {
 			MAKE_STD_ZVAL(value);
 			ZVAL_U_STRING(ZEND_U_CONVERTER(UG(runtime_encoding_conv)), value, xmlNodeListGetString(node->doc, node->children, 1), 1);
@@ -735,24 +852,7 @@ sxe_properties_get(zval *object TSRMLS_DC)
 
 			_get_base_node_value(sxe, node, &value, sxe->iter.nsprefix TSRMLS_CC);
 
-			h = zend_hash_func(name, namelen);
-			if (zend_hash_quick_find(rv, name, namelen, h, (void **) &data_ptr) == SUCCESS) {
-				if (Z_TYPE_PP(data_ptr) == IS_ARRAY) {
-					zend_hash_next_index_insert(Z_ARRVAL_PP(data_ptr), &value, sizeof(zval *), NULL);
-				} else {
-					MAKE_STD_ZVAL(newptr);
-					array_init(newptr);
-
-					zval_add_ref(data_ptr);
-					zend_hash_next_index_insert(Z_ARRVAL_P(newptr), data_ptr, sizeof(zval *), NULL);
-					zend_hash_next_index_insert(Z_ARRVAL_P(newptr), &value, sizeof(zval *), NULL);
-
-					zend_hash_quick_update(rv, name, namelen, h, &newptr, sizeof(zval *), NULL);
-				}
-			} else {
-				zend_hash_quick_update(rv, name, namelen, h, &value, sizeof(zval *), NULL);
-			}
-
+			sxe_properties_add(rv, name, namelen, value TSRMLS_CC);
 next_iter:
 			node = node->next;
 		}
@@ -1007,8 +1107,7 @@ SXE_METHOD(attributes)
 
 /* {{{ cast_object()
  */
-static int
-cast_object(zval *object, int type, char *contents TSRMLS_DC)
+static int cast_object(zval *object, int type, char *contents TSRMLS_DC)
 {
 	if (contents) {
 		ZVAL_STRINGL(object, contents, strlen(contents), 1);
@@ -1046,8 +1145,7 @@ cast_object(zval *object, int type, char *contents TSRMLS_DC)
 
 /* {{{ sxe_object_cast()
  */
-static int
-sxe_object_cast(zval *readobj, zval *writeobj, int type TSRMLS_DC)
+static int sxe_object_cast(zval *readobj, zval *writeobj, int type TSRMLS_DC)
 {
 	php_sxe_object *sxe;
 	char           *contents = NULL;
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/000.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/000.phpt
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..0499bcd541d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/000.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+--TEST--
+SimpleXML: var_dump()
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php 
+
+$sxe = simplexml_load_file(dirname(__FILE__).'/000.xml');
+
+function test($what)
+{
+	global $sxe;
+	echo "===$what\n";
+	eval("var_dump(isset(\$$what));");
+	eval("var_dump(\$$what);");
+}
+
+test('sxe');
+test('sxe->elem1');
+test('sxe->elem1[0]');
+test('sxe->elem1[0]->elem2');
+test('sxe->elem1[0]->elem2->bla');
+test('sxe->elem1[0]["attr1"]');
+test('sxe->elem1[0]->attr1');
+test('sxe->elem1[1]');
+test('sxe->elem1[2]');
+test('sxe->elem11');
+test('sxe->elem11->elem111');
+test('sxe->elem11->elem111->elem1111');
+test('sxe->elem22');
+test('sxe->elem22->elem222');
+test('sxe->elem22->attr22');
+test('sxe->elem22["attr22"]');
+
+?>
+===DONE===
+<?php exit(0); ?>
+--EXPECTF--
+===sxe
+bool(true)
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (3) {
+  ["@attributes"]=>
+  array(1) {
+    ["id"]=>
+    string(3) "123"
+  }
+  ["elem1"]=>
+  array(2) {
+    [0]=>
+    string(36) "There is some text.Here is some more"
+    [1]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+      ["@attributes"]=>
+      array(2) {
+        ["attr1"]=>
+        string(2) "11"
+        ["attr2"]=>
+        string(2) "12"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  ["elem11"]=>
+  object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+    ["elem111"]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+      ["elem1111"]=>
+      object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+===sxe->elem1
+bool(true)
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (3) {
+  ["@attributes"]=>
+  array(2) {
+    ["attr1"]=>
+    string(5) "first"
+    ["attr2"]=>
+    string(6) "second"
+  }
+  ["comment"]=>
+  object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+  }
+  ["elem2"]=>
+  object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (2) {
+    ["@attributes"]=>
+    array(2) {
+      ["att25"]=>
+      string(2) "25"
+      ["att42"]=>
+      string(2) "42"
+    }
+    ["elem3"]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+      ["elem4"]=>
+      object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+        ["test"]=>
+        object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+===sxe->elem1[0]
+bool(true)
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (3) {
+  ["@attributes"]=>
+  array(2) {
+    ["attr1"]=>
+    string(5) "first"
+    ["attr2"]=>
+    string(6) "second"
+  }
+  ["comment"]=>
+  object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+  }
+  ["elem2"]=>
+  object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (2) {
+    ["@attributes"]=>
+    array(2) {
+      ["att25"]=>
+      string(2) "25"
+      ["att42"]=>
+      string(2) "42"
+    }
+    ["elem3"]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+      ["elem4"]=>
+      object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+        ["test"]=>
+        object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+===sxe->elem1[0]->elem2
+bool(true)
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (2) {
+  ["@attributes"]=>
+  array(2) {
+    ["att25"]=>
+    string(2) "25"
+    ["att42"]=>
+    string(2) "42"
+  }
+  ["elem3"]=>
+  object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+    ["elem4"]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+      ["test"]=>
+      object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+===sxe->elem1[0]->elem2->bla
+bool(false)
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+}
+===sxe->elem1[0]["attr1"]
+bool(true)
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(5) "first"
+}
+===sxe->elem1[0]->attr1
+bool(false)
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+}
+===sxe->elem1[1]
+bool(true)
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+  ["@attributes"]=>
+  array(2) {
+    ["attr1"]=>
+    string(2) "11"
+    ["attr2"]=>
+    string(2) "12"
+  }
+}
+===sxe->elem1[2]
+bool(false)
+NULL
+===sxe->elem11
+bool(true)
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+  ["elem111"]=>
+  object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+    ["elem1111"]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+    }
+  }
+}
+===sxe->elem11->elem111
+bool(true)
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+  ["elem1111"]=>
+  object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+  }
+}
+===sxe->elem11->elem111->elem1111
+bool(true)
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+}
+===sxe->elem22
+bool(false)
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+}
+===sxe->elem22->elem222
+bool(false)
+NULL
+===sxe->elem22->attr22
+bool(false)
+NULL
+===sxe->elem22["attr22"]
+bool(false)
+NULL
+===DONE===
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/000.xml b/ext/simplexml/tests/000.xml
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..b0f2785463f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/000.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version='1.0'?>
+<!DOCTYPE sxe SYSTEM "sxe.dtd" [
+<!ENTITY % incent SYSTEM "sxe.ent">
+%incent;
+]>
+<sxe id="123">
+ <elem1 attr1='first' attr2='second'>There is some text.<!-- comment --><elem2 att25='25' att42='42'>
+   <elem3>
+    <elem4>
+     <?test processing instruction ?>
+    </elem4>
+   </elem3>
+  </elem2>Here is some more</elem1>
+ <elem1 attr1='11' attr2='12'/>
+ <elem11><elem111><elem1111/></elem111></elem11>
+</sxe>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/001.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/001.phpt
index cacc2d30663..0be77710e5f 100644
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/001.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/001.phpt
@@ -5,39 +5,39 @@ SimpleXML: Simple document
 --FILE--
 <?php 
 
-$sxe = simplexml_load_file(dirname(__FILE__).'/sxe.xml');
-
-print_r($sxe);
-
-echo "---Done---\n";
+var_dump(simplexml_load_file(dirname(__FILE__).'/sxe.xml'));
 
 ?>
---EXPECT--
-SimpleXMLElement Object
-(
-    [elem1] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-        (
-            [comment] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                (
-                )
-
-            [elem2] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                (
-                    [elem3] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                        (
-                            [elem4] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                                (
-                                    [test] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                                        (
-                                        )
-
-                                )
-
-                        )
-
-                )
-
-        )
-
-)
----Done--- 
+===DONE===
+--EXPECTF--
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (2) {
+  ["@attributes"]=>
+  array(1) {
+    ["id"]=>
+    string(5) "elem1"
+  }
+  ["elem1"]=>
+  object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (3) {
+    ["@attributes"]=>
+    array(1) {
+      ["attr1"]=>
+      string(5) "first"
+    }
+    ["comment"]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+    }
+    ["elem2"]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+      ["elem3"]=>
+      object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+        ["elem4"]=>
+        object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+          ["test"]=>
+          object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+===DONE===
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/002.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/002.phpt
index 95d644fe714..4f1f6b62240 100644
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/002.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/002.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-SimpleXML and clone
+SimpleXML: clone
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?>
 --FILE--
@@ -26,37 +26,39 @@ $sxe = simplexml_load_string($xml);
 
 $copy = clone $sxe;
 
-print_r($copy);
-
-echo "---Done---\n";
+var_dump($copy);
 
 ?>
---EXPECT--
-SimpleXMLElement Object
-(
-    [elem1] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-        (
-            [comment] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                (
-                )
-
-            [elem2] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                (
-                    [elem3] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                        (
-                            [elem4] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                                (
-                                    [test] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                                        (
-                                        )
-
-                                )
-
-                        )
-
-                )
-
-        )
-
-)
----Done--- 
+===DONE===
+--EXPECTF--
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (2) {
+  ["@attributes"]=>
+  array(1) {
+    ["id"]=>
+    string(5) "elem1"
+  }
+  ["elem1"]=>
+  object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (3) {
+    ["@attributes"]=>
+    array(1) {
+      ["attr1"]=>
+      string(5) "first"
+    }
+    ["comment"]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+    }
+    ["elem2"]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+      ["elem3"]=>
+      object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+        ["elem4"]=>
+        object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+          ["test"]=>
+          object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+===DONE===
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/003.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/003.phpt
index 96aad372dac..105f616d60e 100755
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/003.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/003.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-SimpleXML and Entities
+SimpleXML: Entities
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?>
 --FILE--
@@ -26,44 +26,44 @@ $xml =<<<EOF
 </sxe>
 EOF;
 
-$sxe = simplexml_load_string($xml);
-
-print_r($sxe);
-
-echo "---Done---\n";
+var_dump(simplexml_load_string($xml));
 
 ?>
---EXPECT--
-SimpleXMLElement Object
-(
-    [elem1] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-        (
-            [comment] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                (
-                )
-
-            [elem2] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                (
-                    [elem3] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                        (
-                            [included-entity] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                                (
-                                    [included-entity] => This is text included from an entity
-                                )
-
-                            [elem4] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                                (
-                                    [test] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                                        (
-                                        )
-
-                                )
-
-                        )
-
-                )
-
-        )
-
-)
----Done--- 
+===DONE===
+--EXPECTF--
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (2) {
+  ["@attributes"]=>
+  array(1) {
+    ["id"]=>
+    string(5) "elem1"
+  }
+  ["elem1"]=>
+  object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (3) {
+    ["@attributes"]=>
+    array(1) {
+      ["attr1"]=>
+      string(5) "first"
+    }
+    ["comment"]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+    }
+    ["elem2"]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+      ["elem3"]=>
+      object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (2) {
+        ["included-entity"]=>
+        object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+          ["included-entity"]=>
+          string(36) "This is text included from an entity"
+        }
+        ["elem4"]=>
+        object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+          ["test"]=>
+          object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+===DONE===
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/004.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/004.phpt
index 82a0d68980c..21cb5469e01 100755
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/004.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/004.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-SimpleXML and CDATA
+SimpleXML: CDATA
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?>
 --FILE--
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ $sxe = simplexml_load_string(<<<EOF
 EOF
 );
 
-print_r($sxe);
+var_dump($sxe);
 
 $elem1 = $sxe->elem1;
 $elem2 = $elem1->elem2;
@@ -33,63 +33,36 @@ var_dump(trim((string)$elem2));
 
 ?>
 ===DONE===
---EXPECT--
-SimpleXMLElement Object
-(
-    [elem1] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-        (
-            [comment] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                (
-                )
-
-            [elem2] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                (
-                    [elem3] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                        (
-                            [elem4] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                                (
-                                    [test] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                                        (
-                                        )
-
-                                )
-
-                        )
-
-                )
-
-        )
-
-)
+--EXPECTF--
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (2) {
+  ["@attributes"]=>
+  array(1) {
+    ["id"]=>
+    string(5) "elem1"
+  }
+  ["elem1"]=>
+  object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (3) {
+    ["@attributes"]=>
+    array(1) {
+      ["attr1"]=>
+      string(5) "first"
+    }
+    ["comment"]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+    }
+    ["elem2"]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+      ["elem3"]=>
+      object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+        ["elem4"]=>
+        object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+          ["test"]=>
+          object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
 string(11) "CDATA block"
 ===DONE===
---UEXPECT--
-SimpleXMLElement Object
-(
-    [elem1] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-        (
-            [comment] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                (
-                )
-
-            [elem2] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                (
-                    [elem3] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                        (
-                            [elem4] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                                (
-                                    [test] => SimpleXMLElement Object
-                                        (
-                                        )
-
-                                )
-
-                        )
-
-                )
-
-        )
-
-)
-unicode(11) "CDATA block"
-===DONE===
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/005.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/005.phpt
index a2c3756f3e9..fc24b903aca 100755
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/005.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/005.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-SimpleXML and text data
+SimpleXML: Text data
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?>
 --FILE--
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/006.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/006.phpt
index 5b44c18a311..954452ab8e8 100755
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/006.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/006.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-SimpleXML and foreach
+SimpleXML: foreach
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?>
 --FILE--
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/007.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/007.phpt
index 754ecf6f558..51d7a847f7e 100755
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/007.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/007.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-SimpleXML and attributes
+SimpleXML: Attributes
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?>
 --FILE--
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@ var_dump($a);
 ===Done===
 --EXPECTF--
 ===Property===
-object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (2) {
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (3) {
+  ["@attributes"]=>
+  array(1) {
+    ["attr1"]=>
+    string(5) "first"
+  }
   ["comment"]=>
   object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
   }
@@ -90,47 +95,3 @@ NULL
 int(4)
 int(4)
 ===Done===
---UEXPECTF--
-===Property===
-object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (2) {
-  [u"comment"]=>
-  object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
-  }
-  [u"elem2"]=>
-  object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
-    [u"elem3"]=>
-    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
-      [u"elem4"]=>
-      object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
-        [u"test"]=>
-        object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-===Array===
-object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
-  [0]=>
-  unicode(5) "elem1"
-}
-object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
-  [0]=>
-  unicode(5) "first"
-}
-===Set===
-object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
-  [0]=>
-  unicode(8) "Changed1"
-}
-object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
-  [0]=>
-  unicode(2) "12"
-}
-===Unset===
-NULL
-NULL
-===Misc.===
-int(4)
-int(4)
-===Done===
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/008.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/008.phpt
index 76b6ec8fe8d..aaa2759acab 100644
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/008.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/008.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-SimpleXML and XPath 
+SimpleXML: XPath 
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?>
 --FILE--
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/009.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/009.phpt
index 83f4629ce48..7663f6a92b1 100755
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/009.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/009.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-SimpleXML and foreach 
+SimpleXML: foreach 
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?>
 --FILE--
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/010.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/010.phpt
index ea6c7fd0791..267780905b8 100644
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/010.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/010.phpt
@@ -26,38 +26,39 @@ $xml =<<<EOF
 </sxe>
 EOF;
 
-$sxe = simplexml_load_string($xml, 'simplexml_inherited');
-
-print_r($sxe);
+var_dump(simplexml_load_string($xml, 'simplexml_inherited'));
 
 ?>
 ===DONE===
---EXPECT--
-simplexml_inherited Object
-(
-    [elem1] => simplexml_inherited Object
-        (
-            [comment] => simplexml_inherited Object
-                (
-                )
-
-            [elem2] => simplexml_inherited Object
-                (
-                    [elem3] => simplexml_inherited Object
-                        (
-                            [elem4] => simplexml_inherited Object
-                                (
-                                    [test] => simplexml_inherited Object
-                                        (
-                                        )
-
-                                )
-
-                        )
-
-                )
-
-        )
-
-)
+--EXPECTF--
+object(simplexml_inherited)#%d (2) {
+  ["@attributes"]=>
+  array(1) {
+    ["id"]=>
+    string(5) "elem1"
+  }
+  ["elem1"]=>
+  object(simplexml_inherited)#%d (3) {
+    ["@attributes"]=>
+    array(1) {
+      ["attr1"]=>
+      string(5) "first"
+    }
+    ["comment"]=>
+    object(simplexml_inherited)#%d (0) {
+    }
+    ["elem2"]=>
+    object(simplexml_inherited)#%d (1) {
+      ["elem3"]=>
+      object(simplexml_inherited)#%d (1) {
+        ["elem4"]=>
+        object(simplexml_inherited)#%d (1) {
+          ["test"]=>
+          object(simplexml_inherited)#%d (0) {
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
 ===DONE===
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/011.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/011.phpt
index f48c9f1eeca..74ea4705cad 100755
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/011.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/011.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-SimpleXML and echo/print
+SimpleXML: echo/print
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php 
 	if (!extension_loaded('simplexml')) print 'skip';
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/012.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/012.phpt
index 79c01107fe8..e5ebe2d09c3 100755
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/012.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/012.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-SimpleXML and Attribute creation
+SimpleXML: Attribute creation
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php 
 	if (!extension_loaded('simplexml')) print 'skip';
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/013.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/013.phpt
index fbd80b0c446..56c57dfbc2f 100755
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/013.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/013.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-SimpleXML and Split text content
+SimpleXML: Split text content
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php 
 	if (!extension_loaded('simplexml')) print 'skip';
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/019.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/019.phpt
index 9376b93e8ef..2f58707d7d6 100755
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/019.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/019.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-SimpleXML and foreach with children()
+SimpleXML: foreach with children()
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?>
 --FILE--
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/020.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/020.phpt
index a2a328736cc..9e91b5ac3a9 100755
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/020.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/020.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-SimpleXML attribute compared to string
+SimpleXML: Attribute compared to string
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?> 
 --FILE--
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/021.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/021.phpt
index e58e26d6ee2..d5138685f5e 100644
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/021.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/021.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-SimpleXML element check
+SimpleXML: Element check
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?> 
 --FILE--
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/022.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/022.phpt
index 4a646205d5a..2af4a1dd280 100755
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/022.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/022.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-SimpleXML and attributes inside foreach
+SimpleXML: Attributes inside foreach
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?>
 --FILE--
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ EOF;
 
 $sxe = simplexml_load_string($xml);
 
+echo "===CONTENT===\n";
+var_dump($sxe->content);
+
+echo "===FILE===\n";
+var_dump($sxe->content->file);
+
+echo "===FOREACH===\n";
 foreach($sxe->content->file as $file)
 {
 	var_dump($file);
@@ -21,18 +28,35 @@ foreach($sxe->content->file as $file)
 ?>
 ===DONE===
 --EXPECTF--
-object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+===CONTENT===
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+  ["file"]=>
+  object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+    ["@attributes"]=>
+    array(1) {
+      ["glob"]=>
+      string(11) "slide_*.xml"
+    }
+  }
+}
+===FILE===
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+  ["@attributes"]=>
+  array(1) {
+    ["glob"]=>
+    string(11) "slide_*.xml"
+  }
+}
+===FOREACH===
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+  ["@attributes"]=>
+  array(1) {
+    ["glob"]=>
+    string(11) "slide_*.xml"
+  }
 }
 object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
   [0]=>
   string(11) "slide_*.xml"
 }
 ===DONE===
---UEXPECTF--
-object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
-}
-object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
-  [0]=>
-  unicode(11) "slide_*.xml"
-}
-===DONE===
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/023.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/023.phpt
index dd6dde59d78..515a1460c9d 100755
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/023.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/023.phpt
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ var_dump($sxe['attr']);
 ?>
 ===DONE===
 --EXPECTF--
-object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+  ["@attributes"]=>
+  array(1) {
+    ["attr"]=>
+    string(%d) "foo%sbar%sbaz"
+  }
 }
 object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
   [0]=>
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/bug27010.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/bug27010.phpt
index 9ba9f7b6bd3..8649eb4fe63 100755
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/bug27010.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/bug27010.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-#27010: segfault and node text not displayed when returned from children()
+Bug #27010: segfault and node text not displayed when returned from children()
 --FILE--
 <?php
 
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/profile11.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/profile11.phpt
index e68e6bd510e..54c31bf7101 100644
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/profile11.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/profile11.phpt
@@ -12,15 +12,24 @@ $root = simplexml_load_string('<?xml version="1.0"?>
 </root>
 ');
 
-echo $root->children('reserved-ns')->child;
-echo "\n";
-echo $root->children('special-ns')->child;
-foreach ($root->child as $child) {
-	echo "$child\n";
-}
-echo "\n---Done---\n";
+var_dump($root->children('reserved-ns')->child);
+var_dump($root->children('special-ns')->child);
+var_dump((string)$root->children('reserved-ns')->child);
+var_dump((string)$root->children('special-ns')->child);
+var_dump($root->child);
 ?>
---EXPECT--
-Hello
-World
----Done--- 
+===DONE===
+--EXPECTF--
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(5) "Hello"
+}
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(5) "World"
+}
+string(5) "Hello"
+string(5) "World"
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+}
+===DONE=== 
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/simplexml_import_dom.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/simplexml_import_dom.phpt
index c66ba8f087b..76e7f041dd5 100755
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/simplexml_import_dom.phpt
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/simplexml_import_dom.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --TEST--
-Interop: simplexml_import_dom
+SimpleXML [interop]: simplexml_import_dom
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?>
 <?php if (!extension_loaded("dom")) print "skip. dom extension not loaded"; ?>
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/sxe.dtd b/ext/simplexml/tests/sxe.dtd
index 8a8dde4308a..b75a7922b09 100755
--- a/ext/simplexml/tests/sxe.dtd
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/sxe.dtd
@@ -1,21 +1,34 @@
 <?xml encoding='US-ASCII'?>
 
-<!ELEMENT sxe    elem1, elem 11>
+<!ELEMENT sxe    (elem1+, elem11, elem22*)>
 <!ATTLIST sxe    id     CDATA  #implied>
 
-<!ELEMENT elem1  elem2>
+<!ELEMENT elem1  elem2*>
 <!ATTLIST elem1  attr1  CDATA  #required
                  attr2  CDATA  "default>
 
-<!ELEMENT elem2  elem3>
-<!ATTLIST elem2>
+<!ELEMENT elem2  elem3*>
+<!ATTLIST elem2  att25  CDATA  #implied
+                 att42  CDATA  #implied>
 
-<!ELEMENT elem3  elem4>
+<!ELEMENT elem3  elem4*>
 <!ATTLIST elem3>
 
 <!ELEMENT elem4  EMPTY>
 <!ATTLIST elem4>
 
-<!ELEMENT elem11 EMPTY>
+<!ELEMENT elem11 elem111*>
 <!ATTLIST elem11>
 
+<!ELEMNET elem111 elem1111*>
+<!ATTLIST elem111>
+
+<!ELEMENT elem1111 EMPTY>
+<!ATTLIST elem1111>
+
+<!ELEMENT elem22 elem222*>
+<!ATTLIST elem22 attr22 CDATA #implied>
+
+<!ELEMENT elem222 EMPTY>
+<!ATTLIST elem222>
+