[Owncloud] php debugging suggestions

[Jon Spriggs]

Hi Kunal,

You might be interested in an extension for PHP called XDebug. If
you're running Ubuntu, it's just an apt-get away.

Once you've got XDebug installed, you need something that can walk
through the code - I use Eclipse with it's PHP support, which includes
support for XDebug.

Try this: http://www.rdeeson.com/weblog/102/installing-xdebug-for-use-with-eclipse-on-ubuntu-linux.html

If you're using XAMPP under Windows, try this:
http://robsnotebook.com/php_debugger_pdt_xdebug

I use this all the time for my personal coding.

Regards,
--
Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs

On 17 October 2011 02:27, kunal ghosh <kunal.t2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Robin,
>
>>
>> Since I've been having the same problem with debugging, non-browser
>> access,
>> I've finally implemented the thing I promised weeks ago, a simple logging
>> mechanism.
>
> The logging tool ( /lib/log.php ) looks good, but my problem is more of,
> when i call external libraries, what's happening there, what's causing the
> external
> library call to fail ?
> I can think of two possible solutions:
> 1. A debugger with Stepping tool (kinda like gdb) but haven't come across
> any.
> 2. Heavily instrument owncloud with debug logs (which allows external app
> authors to
> debug their applications ).
> I think 2 is very do able and I am instrumenting lib/base.php with debug
> logs for my
> debugging needs, it'd be great if the changes go back into owncloud
> mainline.
> We could use these debug messages for debugging reported bugs as well.
> --
> Kunal
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