var_dump Dumps information about a variable &reftitle.description; voidvar_dump mixedexpression mixedexpression ... This function displays structured information about one or more expressions that includes its type and value. Arrays and objects are explored recursively with values indented to show structure. In PHP 5 all public, private and protected properties of objects will be returned in the output. &tip.ob-capture; &reftitle.parameters; expression The variable you want to export. &reftitle.returnvalues; &return.void; &reftitle.examples; ]]> &example.outputs; int(1) [1]=> int(2) [2]=> array(3) { [0]=> string(1) "a" [1]=> string(1) "b" [2]=> string(1) "c" } } ]]> ]]> &example.outputs; &reftitle.seealso; var_export print_r