How to get xdebug var_dump to show full object/array
php, xdebug
Solution
These are configurable variables in php.ini:
; with sane limits
xdebug.var_display_max_depth = 10
xdebug.var_display_max_children = 256
xdebug.var_display_max_data = 1024
; with no limits
; (maximum nesting is 1023)
xdebug.var_display_max_depth = -1
xdebug.var_display_max_children = -1
xdebug.var_display_max_data = -1
Of course, these may also be set at runtime via `ini_set()`, useful if you don't want to modify php.ini and restart your web server but need to quickly inspect something more deeply.
ini_set('xdebug.var_display_max_depth', 10);
ini_set('xdebug.var_display_max_children', 256);
ini_set('xdebug.var_display_max_data', 1024);
Xdebug settings are explained in the official documentation.
Problem
I am using xdebug (php_xdebug-2.1.2-5.3-vc9.dll) on WAMP. When I use `var_dump` on a large object or variable it does not show the full variable. ``` array 'node' => array 'my_form' => array 'form' => array ... ``` Without xdebug it shows as should be expected. I looked at the documentation but did not see a solution. Does anyone know how I can fix this so xdebug `var_dump` shows the full object?