--- title: "Pretty PHP Info: A Modern Replacement for `phpinfo()`" url: https://daily.dev/posts/pretty-php-info-a-modern-replacement-for-phpinfo--6xwze33ye source_url: https://laravel-news.com/pretty-phpinfo type: article source: "Laravel News" published: 2026-04-08T12:51:26.458Z updated: 2026-08-24T07:07:53.838Z tags: ["php"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 65 comments: 4 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Pretty PHP Info: A Modern Replacement for `phpinfo()` **[Laravel News](https://daily.dev/sources/ln)** · 3 min read · 65 upvotes · 4 comments ## Summary Pretty PHP Info is a PHP package that replaces the default `phpinfo()` output with a modern, dark-mode-ready, searchable UI. Beyond the visual upgrade, it provides a programmatic API via `Info::capture()` to query PHP configuration, check loaded modules, and retrieve both local and master (php.ini default) values for any directive — something `ini_get()` alone cannot do. The package supports iterating over the full configuration structure using collection methods, and can parse previously saved phpinfo HTML or text output. Requires PHP 8.3+ and ext-dom, installable via Composer. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@dimkiriakos** · 4 upvotes > Any serious reason to replace the native command? Let mi guess.... A green dot to GitHub LOL ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [PrettyPHP is an opinionated code formatter for PHP](https://daily.dev/posts/prettyphp-is-an-opinionated-code-formatter-for-php-ty1p60ant) · Laravel News · 17 upvotes · 0 comments - [PHP Debugger: A Lightweight Xdebug Alternative Built for Speed](https://daily.dev/posts/php-debugger-a-lightweight-xdebug-alternative-built-for-speed-w7zvlhyc6) · Laravel News · 28 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/pretty-php-info-a-modern-replacement-for-phpinfo--6xwze33ye)