Ciao.
In un mio progetto sto utilizzando
questa soluzione devo dire che mi trovo
benino


Codice PHP:
class FileException extends Exception{} 
class 
Xml
    public 
$docnull
    public 
$xpnull
    public function 
__construct($fileName){ 
        
$this->doc= new DOMDocument(); 
        
$this->load($fileName); 
    } 
    public function 
save($fileName){ 
        if(!@
$this->doc->save($fileName)){ 
             throw new 
FileException('Error saving file ['.$fileName.'] in class ['.__CLASS__.']'); 
        } 
    } 
    public function 
xPath(){ 
        
$this->xp= new domxpath($this->doc); 
    } 
    private function 
load($fileName){ 
        if(!@
$this->doc->load($fileName)) { 
            throw new 
FileException('Error loading file ['.$fileName.'] in class ['.__CLASS__.']'); 
        } 
    } 

class 
i18n extends Xml
    private 
$data = array(); 
    public function 
__construct($fileName){ 
        
parent::__construct($fileName); 
        
$this->setLabel(); 
    } 
    public function 
__set($name$value) { 
        
$this->data[$name]= $value
    } 
    public function 
__get($name) { 
       if (
array_key_exists($name$this->data)) { 
            return 
$this->data[$name]; 
        } 
    } 
    private function 
setLabel(){ 
        
$root$this->doc->documentElement
        
$nodes$root->childNodes
        foreach(
$nodes as $node){ 
            if(
$node->hasChildNodes()){ 
                
$this->{$node->tagName}= $node->firstChild->nodeValue
            } 
        } 
    } 


try{ 
    
$i18n= new i18n('/en/form_register.xml'); 
    echo 
$i18n->username
    echo 
"
"

    echo 
$i18n->password
    
// and so on 

catch(
FileException $e){ 
    echo 
$e->getMessage(); 

form_register.xml

Codice PHP:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 
<items> 
<username>Choose your username</username> 
<password>Choose your password</password> 
<re_password>Confirm password</re_password> 
<email>Your e-mail address</email> 
<country>Choose your country</country> 
<captcha>Authorize your registration</captcha> 
</items>