php simple xml parse problem on invalid tags

Question

how can i parse element like this example

 
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Answer 1

XML parsers rely on the fact documents have to be strictly valid, and yours is not well-formed. It needs a namespace URI for actor. The root element should be along the lines of this:

<movies xmlns:actor="http://yoururl.com/">

As long as you don't have it, no compliant XML parser will accept your document.