- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- var_export: documentation ( source)
<?php
class Foo{}
$foo = array('foo' => 'foo', 'bar'=>array('bar'), 'x'=>new stdclass());
$bar = new Foo;
$fooMsg = var_export($foo, true);
$barMsg = var_export($bar, true);
var_dump($fooMsg,$barMsg);