PHP - Print array or object in readable form

<?php
  // PHP - Print array or object in readable form
  // replaces var_dump or print_r
  if ( !function_exists( 'pretty_print' ) ) {
    function pretty_print ( $item, $key = '', $indent = 0 ) {
      $pad = str_repeat( '&nbsp;', $indent );
      $type = gettype ($item );
      print $pad.$type;
      switch ($type) {
        case 'array':
        case 'object':
          print ' '.$key.'<br>'.PHP_EOL;
          $indent = $indent + 4;
          foreach ($item as $key => $property) {
            pretty_print( $property, $key, $indent );
          }
          break;
        default:
          print ' '.$key.' '.$item.'<br>';
      }
    }
  }