Debugging PHP Code in the Browser

In JavaScript, you can use console.log('whatever') for troubleshooting directly in your browser. However, when working with PHP, a little trick is required to accomplish the same thing. Here are the steps:

1. Create a function named debug_to_console to handle the output to the console. Add this code to your PHP file:

function debug_to_console($data) {
    $output = $data;
    if (is_array($output)) {
        $output = implode(',', $output);
    }

    echo "<script>console.log('Debug Objects: " . $output . "');</script>";
}

1. On the line where you need to output to the console, insert the following code:

debug_to_console("Test");

1. If you need to debug an object, you can log it like this:

debug_to_console(json_encode($foo));

After following these steps, open your browser's developer tools. You should be able to see the PHP object displayed in the console using console.log.