[NA] PHP server console?

[CJones]

I feel bad.. recently, I've been posting more about technical issues than aviation related issues. It's a sure-fire sign that I need to fly more (or ANY at all)!

When I was working with Ruby on Rails, Aptana RadRails had a 'server console' that would display exactly what the server was receiving and returning when an event occured - if you submitted a form, it would show exactly what was being 'posted' from the form, etc.

Is there anything like this for PHP/HTML? I have an HTML form that is POSTing to a PHP page, but for some reason, I'm not getting all of the fields - I can't decide if it isn't getting POSTed correctly, or if I'm not retrieving it correctly. A way to see what the server is seeing would be nice.

I am using Notepad++ for coding (if that matters).

Any ideas?

 

[RJM62]

Is there a database in the mix somewhere?

-Rich

 

[Areeda]

Chris,

I have been doing most of my PHP development with NetBeans (http://www.netbeans.org). It has a good debugger (interface actually) for both PHP and javascript.

I've just started with Eclipse mainly for Android apps but it is the other popular free IDE for PHP.

I can't really say one is better than the other.

Joe

 

[CJones]

Is there a database in the mix somewhere?

-Rich

Yes, but not until later in the process.

I'm using jQuery datepicker in the form on the first page, that might be hosing things up somewhere.

 

[jesse]

I feel bad.. recently, I've been posting more about technical issues than aviation related issues. It's a sure-fire sign that I need to fly more (or ANY at all)!

When I was working with Ruby on Rails, Aptana RadRails had a 'server console' that would display exactly what the server was receiving and returning when an event occured - if you submitted a form, it would show exactly what was being 'posted' from the form, etc.

Is there anything like this for PHP/HTML? I have an HTML form that is POSTing to a PHP page, but for some reason, I'm not getting all of the fields - I can't decide if it isn't getting POSTed correctly, or if I'm not retrieving it correctly. A way to see what the server is seeing would be nice.

I am using Notepad++ for coding (if that matters).

Any ideas?

You're basically wanting a debugger. Some options include Xdebug and the Zend Debugger. There are plugins for both Eclipse and Netbeans to use them.

You can just do this though:
echo("<pre>");
print_r($_POST);
echo("</pre>");

That will print the entire post array in a easy to read format. If it's not in the POST array then PHP isn't getting it.

 

[wildwobby]

Or Firefox's "Firebug" Extension... You can see the raw HTTP POST request using it on any page... as well as the many other things it can do.