php better debug function

function do_dump(&$var, $var_name = NULL, $indent = NULL, $reference = NULL)
{
    $do_dump_indent = "<span style='color:#666666;'>|</span> &nbsp;&nbsp; ";
    $reference = $reference.$var_name;
    $keyvar = 'the_do_dump_recursion_protection_scheme'; $keyname = 'referenced_object_name';

    // So this is always visible and always left justified and readable
    echo "<div style='text-align:left; background-color:white; font: 100% monospace; color:black;'>";

    if (is_array($var) && isset($var[$keyvar]))
    {
        $real_var = &$var[$keyvar];
        $real_name = &$var[$keyname];
        $type = ucfirst(gettype($real_var));
        echo "$indent$var_name <span style='color:#666666'>$type</span> = <span style='color:#e87800;'>&amp;$real_name</span>
";
    }
    else
    {
        $var = array($keyvar => $var, $keyname => $reference);
        $avar = &$var[$keyvar];

        $type = ucfirst(gettype($avar));
        if($type == "String") $type_color = "<span style='color:green'>";
        elseif($type == "Integer") $type_color = "<span style='color:red'>";
        elseif($type == "Double"){ $type_color = "<span style='color:#0099c5'>"; $type = "Float"; }
        elseif($type == "Boolean") $type_color = "<span style='color:#92008d'>";
        elseif($type == "NULL") $type_color = "<span style='color:black'>";

        if(is_array($avar))
        {
            $count = count($avar);
            echo "$indent" . ($var_name ? "$var_name => ":"") . "<span style='color:#666666'>$type ($count)</span>
$indent(
";
            $keys = array_keys($avar);
            foreach($keys as $name)
            {
                $value = &$avar[$name];
                do_dump($value, "['$name']", $indent.$do_dump_indent, $reference);
            }
            echo "$indent)
";
        }
        elseif(is_object($avar))
        {
            echo "$indent$var_name <span style='color:#666666'>$type</span>
$indent(
";
            foreach($avar as $name=>$value) do_dump($value, "$name", $indent.$do_dump_indent, $reference);
            echo "$indent)
";
        }
        elseif(is_int($avar)) echo "$indent$var_name = <span style='color:#666666'>$type(".strlen($avar).")</span> $type_color".htmlentities($avar)."</span>
";
        elseif(is_string($avar)) echo "$indent$var_name = <span style='color:#666666'>$type(".strlen($avar).")</span> $type_color\"".htmlentities($avar)."\"</span>
";
        elseif(is_float($avar)) echo "$indent$var_name = <span style='color:#666666'>$type(".strlen($avar).")</span> $type_color".htmlentities($avar)."</span>
";
        elseif(is_bool($avar)) echo "$indent$var_name = <span style='color:#666666'>$type(".strlen($avar).")</span> $type_color".($avar == 1 ? "TRUE":"FALSE")."</span>
";
        elseif(is_null($avar)) echo "$indent$var_name = <span style='color:#666666'>$type(".strlen($avar).")</span> {$type_color}NULL</span>
";
        else echo "$indent$var_name = <span style='color:#666666'>$type(".strlen($avar).")</span> ".htmlentities($avar)."
";

        $var = $var[$keyvar];
    }

    echo "</div>";
}
do_dump($asta['subtotal']);