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Dev tools · September 12, 2012

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dump_r() - print_r() and var_dump() alternative

I wrote this because print_r() and var_dump() collectively suck and after trying countless alternatives couldn't find exactly what I envisioned. demo: http://o-0.me/dump_r/ repo: https://github.com/leeoniya/dump_r.php All styling can be tweaked through the embedded stylesheet, nothing is inline. Feedback, issues and css themes welcome.

dump_r() - print_r() and var_dump() alternative launched on September 12, 2012 with 12 votes, #99 of 455 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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In plain words

dump_r() is a PHP debugging tool that displays variable contents as an alternative to print_r() and var_dump(). It presents data in a styled, collapsible format that developers can customize entirely through CSS stylesheets. The tool offers flexible formatting for inspecting variables during development, with all styling separated from output markup rather than using inline styles.

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