Comments on: The most useful function you will ever use in the Zend Framework http://jaybill.com/2007/10/01/the-most-useful-function-you-will-ever-use-in-the-zend-framework/ Jaybill McCarthy's blog. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:30:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Jaybill McCarthy http://jaybill.com/2007/10/01/the-most-useful-function-you-will-ever-use-in-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Jaybill McCarthy Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:30:38 +0000 http://jaybill.com/2007/10/01/the-most-useful-function-you-will-ever-use-in-the-zend-framework/#comment-741 @chris thanks! I will totally check that out! @chris thanks! I will totally check that out!

]]> By: Chris http://jaybill.com/2007/10/01/the-most-useful-function-you-will-ever-use-in-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-740 Chris Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:40:52 +0000 http://jaybill.com/2007/10/01/the-most-useful-function-you-will-ever-use-in-the-zend-framework/#comment-740 There's a handy tool on the xdebug site now that takes just about all of the guesswork out of installing it: http://xdebug.com/find-binary.php There’s a handy tool on the xdebug site now that takes just about all of the guesswork out of installing it: http://xdebug.com/find-binary.php

]]> By: Jaybill McCarthy http://jaybill.com/2007/10/01/the-most-useful-function-you-will-ever-use-in-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-737 Jaybill McCarthy Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:38:37 +0000 http://jaybill.com/2007/10/01/the-most-useful-function-you-will-ever-use-in-the-zend-framework/#comment-737 @Jahufar - Define "efficient". :) It takes a day and a half to get xdebug working. @Jahufar – Define “efficient”. :) It takes a day and a half to get xdebug working.

]]> By: Jahufar http://jaybill.com/2007/10/01/the-most-useful-function-you-will-ever-use-in-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Jahufar Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:32:41 +0000 http://jaybill.com/2007/10/01/the-most-useful-function-you-will-ever-use-in-the-zend-framework/#comment-725 Setup Zend Studio + xDebug Set a breakpoint where you want and inspect the variables at runtime. Way more efficient. Just my 2 cents. Setup Zend Studio + xDebug

Set a breakpoint where you want and inspect the variables at runtime.

Way more efficient.

Just my 2 cents.

]]> By: Joe Devon http://jaybill.com/2007/10/01/the-most-useful-function-you-will-ever-use-in-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-682 Joe Devon Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:49:40 +0000 http://jaybill.com/2007/10/01/the-most-useful-function-you-will-ever-use-in-the-zend-framework/#comment-682 Nice, I've done something similar in the past... Now I have a debugger & a logger function...it uses firephp to dump vars, arrays and database calls to firebug so I can have the page display as normal, but the debug info is visible. A bonus is that it only runs in dev so I can leave the debugger statement in (for example, when I use caching, I always spit out to debugger if it's a cache hit or miss...) no need to remove that line... and if you want to see this debug data in production you just log it and no one has to know you're debugging. Nice, I’ve done something similar in the past…

Now I have a debugger & a logger function…it uses firephp to dump vars, arrays and database calls to firebug so I can have the page display as normal, but the debug info is visible.

A bonus is that it only runs in dev so I can leave the debugger statement in (for example, when I use caching, I always spit out to debugger if it’s a cache hit or miss…) no need to remove that line… and if you want to see this debug data in production you just log it and no one has to know you’re debugging.

]]> By: Jeremy Kendall http://jaybill.com/2007/10/01/the-most-useful-function-you-will-ever-use-in-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Jeremy Kendall Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:06:06 +0000 http://jaybill.com/2007/10/01/the-most-useful-function-you-will-ever-use-in-the-zend-framework/#comment-110 Nice. I must type Zend_Debug... at least 10 times a day. This is one of those things that you see and think, "Why didn't I think of that?" I make heavy use of the $label param myself, so I modded the functions to include both $label and $echo params, ie: d($val, $label="", $echo=true); Works like a charm. Nice. I must type Zend_Debug… at least 10 times a day. This is one of those things that you see and think, “Why didn’t I think of that?”

I make heavy use of the $label param myself, so I modded the functions to include both $label and $echo params, ie:

d($val, $label=”", $echo=true);

Works like a charm.

]]> By: Matt Gardner http://jaybill.com/2007/10/01/the-most-useful-function-you-will-ever-use-in-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Matt Gardner Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:42:02 +0000 http://jaybill.com/2007/10/01/the-most-useful-function-you-will-ever-use-in-the-zend-framework/#comment-87 Nice man. I've taken this a little further by allowing a 'developer' flag to ensure any calls that make it to production are at least hidden. Next level would be to post a warning instead so any that remain will be logged. if ($config->developer == true){ $front->throwExceptions(true); function d($val) { Zend_Debug::dump($val); } function dd($val){ d($val); die(); } } else { function d($val) { return; } function dd($val){ return; } } Thanks, Matt Nice man. I’ve taken this a little further by allowing a ‘developer’ flag to ensure any calls that make it to production are at least hidden. Next level would be to post a warning instead so any that remain will be logged.

if ($config->developer == true){
$front->throwExceptions(true);
function d($val) { Zend_Debug::dump($val); }
function dd($val){ d($val); die(); }
} else {
function d($val) { return; }
function dd($val){ return; }
}

Thanks, Matt

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