Marco Tabini wrote: >> Please have a look at PEAR::PHP::Var_Dump: >> http://pear.php.net/package-info.php?pacid=103 > Thanks, Frank, I have. But do I really want to load up a PEAR class to > dump my variables to the browser? For me, the answer is no--although, > obviously, that is only my opinion.
IMHO its not PHP's job to produce HTML output for debugging purposes. I'd prefer the PEAR package, because: * You have more control about the output layout (Var_Dump.php uses skins). * There are (as said) three functions in PHP that do nearly all the same. * Using the package is not more complicated than using var_dump. It's a two liner (but you can use auto_prepend_file). Using Var_Dump makes your script slower, but (high-)speed doesn't matter while debugging PHP scripts. Frank -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
