To add new brand xml namespace use:<?php $element->setAttributeNS( 'http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/', // xmlns namespace URI 'xmlns:mynamespace', 'example.com/mynamespace' );?>'http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/' URI is importantto be able to add new namespaces !!!Later you can use your namespace like:<?php $element->setAttributeNS( 'example.com/mynamespace', 'mynamespace:something', 'value' );?>