DomNode->parent_node Returns the parent of the node objectDomNode->parent_node This function returns the parent node. The following example will show two identical lists of children. create_element("para"); $node = $doc->append_child($node); $children = $doc->children(); print_r($children); $doc2 = $node->parent_node(); $children = $doc2->children(); print_r($children); ?> ]]>