- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
// Original essentially does this:
$someVar = '';
$someVar['yeahbuddy'] = "huh?";
var_dump($someVar);
// Proposed fix that preserves pre-7.1 behavior:
$someVar = '';
if ($someVar != '') {
$someVar['yeahbuddy'] = "huh?";
} else {
$someVar = [];
$someVar['yeahbuddy'] = "huh?";
}
var_dump($someVar);