dd-function.php

<?php

/**
 * Dumps a given variable along with some additional data.
 *
 * @param mixed $var
 * @param bool  $pretty
 */
function dd($var, $pretty = false)
{
    $backtrace = debug_backtrace();

    echo "\n<pre>\n";

    if (isset($backtrace[0]['file'])) {
        echo $backtrace[0]['file'] . "\n\n";
    }

    echo "Type: " . gettype($var) . "\n";
    echo "Time: " . date('c') . "\n";
    echo "---------------------------------\n\n";

    ($pretty) ? print_r($var) : var_dump($var);

    echo "</pre>\n";

    die;
}