X
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X is a collection of php functions to quickly debug php while working with web or cli (command line interface), (*1)
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X is a replacement for the common php print_r/var_dump debug approach, (*2)
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X provides a convenient way to debug in live environment, (*3)
Usage
";
print_r($GLOBALS);
print_r($_POST);
print_r($_GET);
echo "
";
// X
x($GLOBAS, $_POST, $_GET);
// ------------------------------------
// common php
echo "
";
foreach ($_FILES as $file) {
print_r($file);
}
echo "";
// X
foreach ($_FILES as $file) {
x($file);
}
// ------------------------------------
// common php
echo "
";
print_r($_REQUEST);
print_r($_POST);
die;
// X
xd($_REQUEST, $_POST);
```
Output
-------
```php
$aLang = array(
'PHP',
'Java',
'JavaScript'
);
x(1, 2, 3, $aLang);
```
will print:
DEBUG X
File: /Users/mathiasgrimm/Google Drive/projects/github/x/test/XTest.php
Line: 15
ARG [0]
1
ARG [1]
2
ARG [2]
3
ARG [3]
Array
(
[0] => PHP
[1] => Java
[2] => JavaScript
)
Live Environment Debug
======================
In general, live environments are hard to debug, however X makes it less terrible.
Lets say you want to debug the Login page of your website while not displaying anything different for a million public users
that are currently using your site.
In general you need a way to say that you are in a debug environment somehow. Either by having an alternative entry point, a url switch or any other way.
In this case I will assume you have 2 entry points. index.php and index2.php
index2.php will allow debug verbosity
```php
The X functions will be always available along the code but they will echo information just when debug is enabled., (*4)
Installation with composer
add the following to your project composer.json, (*5)
"require": {
"mathiasgrimm/x": "dev-master"
}
Packagist, (*6)
Thanks, (*7)
Mathias Grimm, (*8)
Wallogit.com
