diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/032.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/032.phpt
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..5c2225146a3
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+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/032.phpt
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+--TEST--
+SimpleXML: comparing instances
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php 
+$xml =<<<EOF
+<people>
+  <person name="Joe"/>
+  <person name="John">
+    <children>
+      <person name="Joe"/>
+    </children>
+  </person>
+  <person name="Jane"/>
+</people>
+EOF;
+
+$xml1 =<<<EOF
+<people>
+  <person name="John">
+    <children>
+      <person name="Joe"/>
+    </children>
+  </person>
+  <person name="Jane"/>
+</people>
+EOF;
+
+
+$people = simplexml_load_string($xml);
+$people1 = simplexml_load_string($xml);
+$people2 = simplexml_load_string($xml1);
+
+var_dump($people1 == $people);
+var_dump($people2 == $people);
+var_dump($people2 == $people1);
+
+?>
+===DONE===
+--EXPECTF--
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+bool(false)
+===DONE===
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/033.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/033.phpt
new file mode 100755
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+--TEST--
+SimpleXML: casting instances
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$xml =<<<EOF
+<people>
+test
+  <person name="Joe"/>
+  <person name="John">
+    <children>
+      <person name="Joe"/>
+    </children>
+  </person>
+  <person name="Jane"/>
+</people>
+EOF;
+
+$foo = simplexml_load_string( "<foo />" );
+$people = simplexml_load_string($xml);
+
+var_dump((bool)$foo);
+var_dump((bool)$people);
+var_dump((int)$foo);
+var_dump((int)$people);
+var_dump((double)$foo);
+var_dump((double)$people);
+var_dump((string)$foo);
+var_dump((string)$people);
+var_dump((array)$foo);
+var_dump((array)$people);
+var_dump((object)$foo);
+var_dump((object)$people);
+
+?>
+===DONE===
+--EXPECTF--
+bool(false)
+bool(true)
+int(0)
+int(0)
+float(0)
+float(0)
+string(0) ""
+string(15) "
+test
+  
+  
+  
+"
+array(0) {
+}
+array(1) {
+  ["person"]=>
+  array(3) {
+    [0]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+      ["@attributes"]=>
+      array(1) {
+        ["name"]=>
+        string(3) "Joe"
+      }
+    }
+    [1]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (2) {
+      ["@attributes"]=>
+      array(1) {
+        ["name"]=>
+        string(4) "John"
+      }
+      ["children"]=>
+      object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+        ["person"]=>
+        object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+          ["@attributes"]=>
+          array(1) {
+            ["name"]=>
+            string(3) "Joe"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    [2]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+      ["@attributes"]=>
+      array(1) {
+        ["name"]=>
+        string(4) "Jane"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) {
+}
+object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+  ["person"]=>
+  array(3) {
+    [0]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+      ["@attributes"]=>
+      array(1) {
+        ["name"]=>
+        string(3) "Joe"
+      }
+    }
+    [1]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (2) {
+      ["@attributes"]=>
+      array(1) {
+        ["name"]=>
+        string(4) "John"
+      }
+      ["children"]=>
+      object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+        ["person"]=>
+        object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+          ["@attributes"]=>
+          array(1) {
+            ["name"]=>
+            string(3) "Joe"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    [2]=>
+    object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) {
+      ["@attributes"]=>
+      array(1) {
+        ["name"]=>
+        string(4) "Jane"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+===DONE===