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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] [VOTE] __debugInfo()
From: rowan.collins@gmail.com (Rowan Collins)

Crypto Compress wrote (on 11/02/2014):
>> You can still see "the truth" via reflection and by using a proper 
>> debugger (like xdebug, I assume)
>>
>
> Reflection is mentioned in RFC. Sadly it does not solve the problem. 
> Replaced output is *not* bypassable without external tools 
> (xdebug/phpdbg). If i'am wrong correct me.
>

The presence of Reflection methods for telling the truth means that a 
tool can be built entirely in userland (as long as Reflection ext is 
enabled), which is a lot less "external" than something like xdebug/phpdbg.

Regards,
-- 
Rowan Collins
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