Frequently asked questions
Why does the debugConsole not open?
Verify that you set the access restrictions in debugConsole.config.php correctly and that no popup-blocking tool rejects the popup.
How does this console-thing work?
The debugConsole class writes JavaScript into your document which opens and fills the popup window. Of course this means that you cannot let debugConsole open in scripts generating output other than (X)HTML, e.g. images, PDF documents or export files. In these cases, you can turn the debugConsole off by overwriting the global debugConsole configuration. Do so by adding $_debugConsoleConfig['active'] = FALSE; on top of your script. Or just write all output into a logfile and turn off the popup by adding $_debugConsoleConfig['logfile']['enable'] = TRUE; $_debugConsoleConfig['logfile']['disablePopup'] = TRUE; on top of your script.
Help, the debugConsole seems to corrupt my generated image/pdf/export file!
Look above at "How does this console-thing work?" to find the answer to your question.
Man, what about all these colors? I got blinded!
There is a kind of color-code if you watch closely: Grey for debugs, yellow and red for PHP notices and warnings, blue for timers, green for checkpoints and purple for watches.
Why does the debugConsole not catch E_FATAL errors?
There is no good solution for this at present. I saw this sometimes done with eval() but eval is evil!
When will the next version of the debugConsole be released?
When it's done.