On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Edward Diener <eldiener@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > I am fairly new to PHP. What is the best way of debugging PHP scripts ? > > I have put in echo statements to tell me what is happening, but perhaps > there are better methods. > > I have a PHP script on a server, which I access from a client side program > ( written in C++ ) and the script is not returning the correct data. I am > looking for some easy way to determine what is wrong. > > Thanks ! > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > Echo's throughout the code isn't a bad way. You can also utilize print_r() and exit() and other things. Really the idea is to set break points, and return data to you that is useful for killing the bug. Its not something that you can simply so "Do it like this", as there is really rules to how you should debug really. Just basic deductive reasoning, and some helpful information along the way. Do you use an IDE at all? You may want to check some out with debuggers built in. That would help you out. -- -Dan Joseph www.canishosting.com - Plans start @ $1.99/month. "Build a man a fire, and he will be warm for the rest of the day. Light a man on fire, and will be warm for the rest of his life."
