- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- var_export: documentation ( source)
- json_encode: documentation ( source)
<?php
$config = [
'foo' => 'bar',
'baz' => 'qux',
];
echo json_encode($config);
$new_config = '<?php $config = ' . var_export($config, true) . ';';
var_dump($new_config);