What are some alternatives to saving the result of var_dump() in a variable?

When using var_dump() to output the contents of a variable, it is not possible to save the result directly in a variable for later use. To work around this limitation, you can use output buffering to capture the output of var_dump() and store it in a variable. This allows you to manipulate or display the variable dump as needed.

ob_start();
var_dump($variable);
$dump = ob_get_clean();