print_r recursion/depth problem

We are developing a site with the binarycloud platform, which is completely object oriented with (sometimes) large (deep) trees of objects. Sometimes in the place where we need it, deep down, we try to use print_r on the object tree, or subtree, and the machine load average goes to the moon, and before Apache can kill the child, everything locks, and a hard reset is necessary. Has anybody on this list ever tried to impliment a print_r with an argument that specifies maximum depth of array recursion? This would be very useful in normal debugging in any case, as most data structures don't go as deep as ones we are using. Anybody interested in this besides me? _justin -- Justin Farnsworth - Technical Director Eye Integrated Communications 321 South Evans - Suite 203 Greenville, NC 27858 | Tel: (252) 353-0722