PHP: Quick Helper Functions

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PHP: Quick Helper Functions

This is a small collection of quick helper functions for debugging and working with PHP.

Functions

axyz_d()

axyz_d( $var )

Dump any variable, formatted.

axyz_e()

axyz_e( $msg )

Log a message to the PHP error log.

axyz_r()

axyz_r( $var )

Dump any variable to the PHP error log.

axyz_x()

axyz_x( $var )

Dump any variable, formatted, and stop the script.

axyz_helper.php

<?php
/**
 * Dump any variable, formatted.
 * @param mixed
 * @return void
 */
function axyz_d( $var ) {
	echo '<pre>';

	var_dump( $var );

	echo '</pre>';
}

/**
 * Log a message to the PHP error log.
 * @see https://www.php.net/manual/function.error-log.php
 * @param mixed
 * @return void
 */
function axyz_e( $msg ) {
	error_log( $msg );
}

/**
 * Dump any variable to the PHP error log.
 * @see https://www.php.net/manual/function.error-log.php
 * @param mixed
 * @return void
 */
function axyz_r( $var ) {
	error_log( print_r( $var ) );
}

/**
 * Dump any variable, formatted, and stop the script.
 * @param mixed
 * @return void
 */
function axyz_x( $var ) {
	echo '<pre>';

	var_dump( $var );

	echo '</pre>';

	exit();
}