Is there any way to var_dump a variable?

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I want to var_dump a variable to debug my database operation. I don't want to install any debugger so I used var_dump($result) in my model. It output the errors. ``` This page contains the following errors: error on line 1 at column 1: Document is empty Below is a rendering of the page up to the first error. ``` How to do it?

Accepted Answer

Or you can use CI's logging facility:

```
log_message('debug', var_export($some_variable));
```

And check your application's log folder, usually application/logs. You can do that anywhere - model or controller.

NB - Check application/config/config.php to ensure logging is enabled. It's not simply a on/off switch, you can choose the level of logging messages to record. Set to all for development but to errors only on production, for example.

Is there any way to var_dump a variable?

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