Sending “var_dump” to FireBug console

Question

As you know var_dump() in addition to value show its data type and length.

Is there any way to log its output to

Answer 1

You can dump JavaScript to the console by putting a console.log() in a script tag:

So if you do a php dump in there...

You just need to be careful about ' and " in the var_dump breaking your JavaScript. In this example it will be ok because the HTML would be:

Just remember the php is processed then put in the JavaScript. You could also dump it to a comment:

Then you can view source, or inspect element.