Php print an array as php code

print-array-as-code.php

<?php

function bo_print_nice_array($array)
{
  echo '$array=';
  bo_print_nice_array_content($array, 1);
  echo ';';
}

function bo_print_nice_array_content($array, $deep = 1)
{
  $indent = '';
  $indent_close = '';
  echo "[";
  for ($i = 0; $i < $deep; $i++) {
    $indent .= '&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;';
  }
  for ($i = 1; $i < $deep; $i++) {
    $indent_close .= '&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;';
  }
  foreach ($array as $key => $value) {
    echo "<br>" . $indent;
    echo '"' . $key . '" => ';
    if (is_string($value)) {
      echo '"' . $value . '"';
    } elseif (is_array($value)) {
      bo_print_nice_array_content($value, ($deep + 1));
    }elseif(is_numeric($value)) {
      echo $value;
    } elseif(is_object($value)) {
      echo "unable to format type:".gettype($value);
    }
    echo ',';
  }
  echo '<br>' . $indent_close . ']';
}