PHP dump $_REQUEST to file

Question

I want to dump request variables to a file for debugging. How\'s this possible?

Answer 1

Use serialize() function for dumping. Dump $_SERVER, $_COOKIE, $_POST and $_GET separately (may go to the same file). If you're planning on debugging with the data it helps to know if the data was part of a POST request or a GET request.

Dumping everything is good for debugging in development, but not so in production. If your application does not have many users, it can work in production too. If you anticipate many users, consider dumping just the $_POST data, or limit server variables to those starting with HTTP_.