Pretty-print PHP debug and error output

I know, I know, it’s been a while. Having had a very very busy month, no time for any blogging whatsoever, it’s now time for a new post. It’s just a quick note, however. How to make your var_dump()s and php-errors more readable and esthetically pleasing?

1. Open the terminal and go
   Shell commandsudo pecl install xdebug
2. do not add
   extension=xdebug.so
   but do add
   zend_extension="/usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20090626/xdebug.so"
   to /etc/php.ini
3. set
   html_errors = On
   also
4. restart apache
   Shell commandsudo apachectl restart

have fun y’all!