symfony/var-dumper

Provides mechanisms for walking through any arbitrary PHP variable

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VarDumper Component

The VarDumper component provides mechanisms for walking through any arbitrary PHP variable. It provides a better dump() function that you can use instead of var_dump().

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10/10

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symfony/var-dumper

Provides mechanisms for walking through any arbitrary PHP variable

PHP

7,425

2,260 commits

updated Oct 12, 2026

symfony.com/var-dumper

See the code

README

VarDumper Component

The VarDumper component provides mechanisms for walking through any arbitrary PHP variable. It provides a better dump() function that you can use instead of var_dump().

This package is looking for a backer.

Help Symfony by sponsoring its development!