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A helper for debugging during development. Suitable for CI beginners and everyone else.

Save code below to file, name as debug_helper.php and put in your /system/application/helpers folder.

Recommended usage is to autoload this helper in system/application/config/autoload.php.

This makes it easy to turn debugging on and off.

Call these methods anywhere: models, views and controllers.

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I like many of the functions that are used and have started to use them already.
 
I have developed a routine which I use extensively to find the values of any type of variable, integer, string, array or object.
It is easy to use, just type fred(‘whatever variable type you have’);
 
I include it in my index.php with require(‘_fred.php’) and it makes it available to view the CodeIgniter source code.
 
Give fred(...) a try // named because it is very easy to type.
 
_fred.php

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Cute and simple 😊

thank you very much!

p.s. I like the colors:))

found it useful as for a befinner 😊
helps to find a problematic lines in the code if to use correctly.
i like it
thank you.

Thank you vary much John_Betong
😊

I really like your helper! Thanks!
But I had to change the echo-statements to put the whole output of each method into a variable and then return this; because if I echo the ouput there will be problems using sessions or “not-default” header.
Now the methods look like this:

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Now I can use this helper with sessions, redirects, etc.
Thanks!
									

A very simple debug every data type

<?php

if (!defined('BASEPATH'))
    exit('No direct script access allowed');
if (!function_exists('debug')) {

    function debug($data) {
        $dub = debug_backtrace();
               
        echo '<pre><span>';
        echo $dub[0]['file'] . "<br>On Line Number ";
        echo $dub[0]['line'] . "<br></span>";
        print_r($data);

        echo '</pre><p>‘;<br />
    }</p>

<p>}<br />
?>