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DOM (Document Object Model) is an API (Application Programming Interface) for XML and HTML documents. It provides a way to access, manipulate, and navigate XML documents using a tree-like structure.

PHP has built-in support for DOM manipulation through the DOM extension. This extension allows you to create, modify, and traverse XML documents using PHP code.

To work with XML using DOM in PHP, you can follow these steps:

1. Create a new DOMDocument object:

   $dom = new DOMDocument();

2. Load an XML file or create a new XML document:

   $dom->load('file.xml');
   // or
   $dom->loadXML('<root><element>Value</element></root>');

3. Access elements and attributes:

   $root = $dom->documentElement; // Get the root element
   $element = $dom->getElementsByTagName('element')->item(0); // Get the first 'element' element
   $value = $element->nodeValue; // Get the text value of the element
   $attribute = $element->getAttribute('attributeName'); // Get the value of an attribute

4. Create new elements and attributes:

   $newElement = $dom->createElement('newElement', 'New Value'); // Create a new element with text value
   $newAttribute = $dom->createAttribute('newAttribute'); // Create a new attribute
   $newAttribute->value = 'Attribute Value'; // Set the value of the attribute

5. Append elements and attributes to the document:

   $root->appendChild($newElement); // Append the new element to the root element
   $element->setAttributeNode($newAttribute); // Set the new attribute to the element

6. Save the modified XML document:

   $dom->save('newFile.xml'); // Save the modified XML document to a file

These are just basic examples of working with DOM and XML in PHP. DOM provides many more methods and functionalities for advanced XML manipulation.