--TEST-- SimpleXML: comparing instances --SKIPIF-- --FILE-- EOF; $xml1 =<< EOF; $people = simplexml_load_string($xml); $people1 = simplexml_load_string($xml); $people2 = simplexml_load_string($xml1); var_dump($people1 == $people); var_dump($people2 == $people); var_dump($people2 == $people1); ?> --EXPECT-- bool(false) bool(false) bool(false)