PHP DOM example

app.php

<?php

$my_components = "
<NavbarItems>
    <NavbarItemLink>Page 1</NavbarItemLink>
    <NavbarItemLink>Page 2</NavbarItemLink>
    <NavbarItemLink>Page 3</NavbarItemLink>
</NavbarItems>
";

$doc = new DOMDocument();
$doc->loadXML($my_components);

$children = $doc->childNodes;

foreach ($children as $key => $value) {
    echo $doc->saveHTML($element);
}