Thread: [PHP5] Trace function

Viewing function calls yes.. see debug_backtrace(). You could also use xdebug or related extension to create log files on each script execution. Personally, I would use xdebug. Query logging would have to be built-in to your app or enabled on your database server. Logging form submissions would also need to built in to your app, or you could check the Apache log for a *possibly* less detailed overview.

Hi is there a trace function in php to display function calls, queries, and form submissions on that page when I submit? I seem to remember trace function but it's been a while. I'm just trying to track down what is being called and exactly happening with a this site. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

If you are just doing debugging, one method is just to echo/exit values. If you need the page clear of debugging information you can also use: error_log( $str ); To send stuff to the php_error log. If you have access to the command line and can do a tail-f on the php_error log this is very handy debugging method. Another alternative is to create a little function that spits out a js alert box: e.g. PHP Code: function  jsAlert...