Is there a Phoenix equivalent to Rails Console

Question

I\'m just learning Phoenix and Elixir and I\'m coming from Ruby/Rails where I work in the REPL using pry to inspect my database and application state.

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Answer 1

For runtime debug, (like byebug or debugger or pry in rails), use

require IEx at the top of your model or controller or views file, then type

IEx.pry to wherever you need it to halt at runtime and continue debugging.

Type h for help inside the console

Most importantly, after all that, restart your server with:

iex -S mix phoenix.server

More info: here