function dval($val, $print=true, $method='var_export'){ // dval = Debug a VALue -> easy to remember for me if ($method == 'var_export'){ $r = var_export($val, true); } else { $r = print_r($val, true); } if ($print){ print "<pre>[[" . htmlspecialchars($r) . "]]</pre>"; } else { return "<pre>[[" . htmlspecialchars($r) . "]]</pre>"; } } //Example: $v = array(1,2,3,array(1,2,3)); dval($v); dval($v, 1, 'print_r');