Best way to debug with PHP?

[Mateo1041]

Hi everyone,

I recently began working on a script that uses the mime_content_type function while listing a directory of files. However, whenever I try using this function, my script stops and it is hard to find the solution without an explanation of the error.

This is my line of code:

$type = mime_content_type($filepath . "/" . $file);

I've heard PHP does not have a debugging tool built in. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'd be looking for something that doesn't require a lot of installation work on every server I work with.

Thanks,
- Matt.

 

[sleipnir214]

Does not have any built-in debugging facility. But then, it's a programming language, not a development suite.

I have a debugging FAQ: faq434-2999. It might help in generally debugging.

I assume that you have performed all the setup steps listed here:

http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ref.mime-magic.php

I also assume that you have footprinted your code to determine that the line you've listed is where the code is failing.

Want the best answers? Ask the best questions:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

TANSTAAFL!!

 

[Mateo1041]

Thank you sleipnir214!

I appreciate the excellent FAQ. I'm positive it is the mime_content_type line of code. I've used the phpinfo() function to determine that mod_mime_magic is not installed. Our host has been contacted and is installing it as I type.

- Matt.