Helper function to log php variables to a browser console.

console_log.php

<?php
// Tested on php 7.2.11 and chrome 80

function console_log(...$args)
{
    $args_as_json = array_map(function ($item) {
        return json_encode($item);
    }, $args);

    $js_code = "<script>console.log(
        '%c 💬 log from PHP: ','background: #474A8A; color: #B0B3D6; line-height: 2',";
    foreach ($args_as_json as $arg) {
        $js_code .= "{$arg},";
    }
    $js_code .= ")</script>";

    echo $js_code;
}

$list = ['foo', 'bar'];
$obj = new stdClass();
$obj->first_name = 'John';
$obj->last_name = 'Johnson';

echo console_log($list, 'Hello World', 123, $obj);

?>