
function my_var_dump($variable, $return = FALSE) {
    if (is_array($variable) || is_object($variable)) {
        if ($return == TRUE) {
            return sprintf("%s", print_r($variable, true));
        } else {
            printf("%s", print_r($variable, true));
            return TRUE;
        }
    } else {
        echo "";
        var_dump($variable);
        echo "";
    }
}