The Full Stack Web Development - Helpful Functions For Debugging

The video tutorial covers various debugging techniques in PHP, starting with the use of ECHO to display variable values. It then explains how to use print_r to output array contents and var_dump to reveal variable types and values. The tutorial also demonstrates creating arrays with mixed data types and using var_dump to inspect them. Additionally, it shows how to implement console.log functionality in PHP for debugging purposes. Finally, the video introduces the debug_backtrace function to generate PHP backtraces, providing insights into the code execution path.

Explain how to log data to the console in PHP similar to JavaScript.

What is the purpose of the debug_backtrace function in PHP?

What information does the debug_backtrace function return?