What are some alternative approaches to debugging arrays in PHP besides var_dump and print_r?

When debugging arrays in PHP, alternatives to var_dump and print_r include using the built-in function json_encode to convert the array to a JSON string for easier readability, or using the die function along with var_dump or print_r to halt the script execution and display the array contents. 

// Using json_encode to debug array
$jsonArray = json_encode($yourArray, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
echo $jsonArray;

// Using die with var_dump to debug array
var_dump($yourArray);
die();

// Using die with print_r to debug array
print_r($yourArray);
die();

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