DOMDocument::importNode Import node into current document &reftitle.description; DOMNodeDOMDocument::importNode DOMNodeimportedNode booldeep This function returns a copy of the node to import and associates it with the current document. &reftitle.parameters; importedNode The node to import. deep If set to &true;, this method will recursively import the subtree under the importedNode. To copy the nodes attributes deep needs to be set to &true; &reftitle.returnvalues; The copied node or &false;, if it cannot be copied. &reftitle.errors; DOMException is thrown if node cannot be imported. &reftitle.examples; Copying nodes between documents. loadXML("text in child"); // The node we want to import to a new document $node = $orgdoc->getElementsByTagName("element")->item(0); // Create a new document $newdoc = new DOMDocument; $newdoc->formatOutput = true; // Add some markup $newdoc->loadXML("text in some element"); echo "The 'new document' before copying nodes into it:\n"; echo $newdoc->saveXML(); // Import the node, and all its children, to the document $node = $newdoc->importNode($node, true); // And then append it to the "" node $newdoc->documentElement->appendChild($node); echo "\nThe 'new document' after copying the nodes into it:\n"; echo $newdoc->saveXML(); ?> ]]> &example.outputs; text in some element The 'new document' after copying the nodes into it: text in some element text in child ]]>