- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- var_export: documentation ( source)
<?php
$string = <<<STRING
array (
[2] => 'authenticated user',
[3] => 'administrator',
[6] => 'employee',
)
STRING;
$string2 = var_export(array(2 => 'authenticated user', 3 => 'administrator', 6 => 'employee'), TRUE);
eval('$foo = ' . $string . ';');
eval('$bar = ' . $string2 . ';');
var_dump($foo);
var_dump($bar);