- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$a2 = array();
var_dump($a2);
$a2[] = 'potato';
$a2[] = 'potato';
$a2[] = 'potato';
$a2[] = 'potato';
unset($a2[5], $a2[6], $a2[7], $a2[8]);
$a3 = $a2;
$a2[] = 'five';
var_dump($a2);
$a3[] = 'jam';
var_dump($a3);