# sunra/php-simple-html-dom-parser

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## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/sunra/php-simple-html-dom-parser
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/sunra-php-simple-html-dom-parser.md

## Description

php-simple-html-dom-parser is a PHP library for parsing HTML documents into a traversable in-memory tree that handles malformed markup gracefully. It constructs a complete object graph from raw HTML strings while retaining document structure and relational node hierarchies, and supports lazy child node iteration to load descendant nodes on demand for large documents.

The library features a CSS selector query engine that translates selector expressions to locate and filter matching nodes within the parsed DOM tree. Programmatic accessors provide direct string-based attribute retrieval to extract raw or sanitized attribute values and inner text content from targeted elements, supporting web scraping and data harvesting workflows.

## Tags

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [CSS Selector Engines](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/syntax-query-definitions/css-selector-engines.md) — A markup query engine that finds matching nodes within an HTML tree using client-side selector syntax.
- [Error-Resilient Parsers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/syntax-parsing-engines/error-resilient-parsers.md) — Processes malformed, unclosed, or invalid HTML markup gracefully during tokenization without halting execution or throwing fatal errors.
- [DOM Tree Construction](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/trees/syntax-tree-construction/dom-tree-construction.md) — Converts raw HTML markup strings into a fully traversable object graph that retains document structure and relational node hierarchies.

### Part of an Awesome List

- [Markup Content Extractors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/more/text-extraction-and-ocr/markup-content-extractors.md) — Retrieve specific text and attribute values from HTML elements using concise expressions for rapid data scraping. ([source](https://github.com/sunra/php-simple-html-dom-parser#readme))

### User Interface & Experience

- [DOM Element Selectors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/dom-element-selectors.md) — Find matching nodes within a markup tree using familiar query expressions similar to client-side selector syntax. ([source](https://github.com/sunra/php-simple-html-dom-parser#readme))

### Web Development

- [DOM Attribute Retrieval](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/dom-attribute-retrieval.md) — Provides direct programmatic accessors to extract raw or sanitized attribute values and inner text content from targeted DOM elements.
- [HTML String Parsing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/html-dom-manipulators/html-string-parsing.md) — Process markup strings to build a traversable document tree that handles malformed or invalid syntax gracefully. ([source](https://github.com/sunra/php-simple-html-dom-parser#readme))
- [HTML Parsers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/html-parsers.md) — A PHP library for parsing HTML documents into a traversable tree that handles malformed markup gracefully.
- [Web Scraping and Extraction](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/web-scraping-and-extraction.md) — Extracting specific text content and attribute values from HTML pages using concise expressions for rapid data harvesting.
- [DOM Element Selectors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/dom-element-selectors.md) — Finding matching nodes within a markup tree using familiar query expressions similar to client-side selector syntax.
- [Hierarchical Node Lazy Loadings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/lazy-loading-libraries/data-property-lazy-loading/hierarchical-node-lazy-loadings.md) — Evaluates and loads descendant nodes on demand during traversal to minimize memory overhead when handling large HTML documents.
- [Web Scraping Libraries](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/web-scraping-libraries.md) — A tool for extracting text and attribute values from HTML strings using concise query expressions.