my $xml = XML::Simple->new(ForceArray=>['httpd'],
                           ContentKey=>'-content');
...
my $parsed = ...;
foreach {@{$parsed->{httpd}}
  if (ref($_) eq 'HASH') {
    #element has attibute(s)
    #do something with $_->{attr_name} and/or $_->{content}
  } else {
    #element has text node only
    #do something with $_, which is scalar text
  }
}