# beyondcode/laravel-dump-server

Bring Symfony's Var-Dump Server to Laravel

Repository: https://github.com/beyondcode/laravel-dump-server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/laravel-dump-server
Homepage: https://beyondco.de/docs/laravel-dump-server/installation
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-02-26T08:28:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 26/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 8, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2977, "days_push": 553, "days_rel": 553, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1558, forks 90 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:03.471286+00:00)

## What it is
A Laravel package that brings Symfony's Var-Dump Server to Laravel applications. It collects all dump() call outputs in a separate server process so debug output does not interfere with HTTP or API responses.

## Use cases
- dump debug data from API requests without corrupting JSON responses
- collect dump() output in a terminal instead of the HTTP response
- debug Laravel apps where dumping breaks HTTP headers
- view dump output as HTML files
- run a dedicated dump server via artisan

## When to choose
- you develop Laravel apps and use dump()/dd() for debugging
- you need debug output separated from HTTP/API responses
- you want a lightweight Composer dev dependency for debugging

## When to avoid
- you don't use Laravel or PHP
- you need a full step debugger like Xdebug
- you want a GUI for collected dumps (consider Laravel Herd instead)

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, logging, cli
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, backend
- platform: php, cli, cross-platform
- tags: laravel, var-dumper, dump-server, debugging, symfony

## Member repositories
- beyondcode/laravel-dump-server (main) score 26

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:03.471286+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:29:53.279416+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/beyondcode/laravel-dump-server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:03.471286+00:00, sha 8fdb7e04c178)
  - homepage: https://beyondco.de/docs/laravel-dump-server/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T11:29:43.990851+00:00, sha 36037be58f05)
  - site_page: https://beyondco.de/about-us (fetched 2026-08-29T11:29:43.993344+00:00, sha 0ca14b140952)
  - site_page: https://beyondco.de/docs/laravel-dump-server/usage (fetched 2026-08-29T11:29:43.996736+00:00, sha 0477ccafacc8)
  - site_page: https://beyondco.de/open-source (fetched 2026-08-29T11:29:43.995125+00:00, sha a637112a3111)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.