a debug technique enquiry

[vito]

Dear all,

when i add

include('abc.ph p');

in the last line of 'def.php',

the codes in abc.php were once executed. now after series of changes
(including setting php.ini), i don't know which one makes a bug.

here is the starting lines of abc.php:


<?php
// indicate test version or public version.
// 0: prompt 1: test 2: Web
$type = 2;

print "<h2>Welcom e to this page</h2>\n";

exit;

....[color=blue]
>[/color]

the print is to see if it works or not but it even doesn't print out.
permission of abc.php hasn't been changed and every time i run def.php, the
timestamp of abc.php shows an update accordingly.

What can i do in abc.php to debug?

thanks a lot.

[Dana Cartwright]

Re: a debug technique enquiry

"vito" <vitogen2003@ya hoo.com.tw> wrote in message
news:e5s213$2eg 2$1@justice.its c.cuhk.edu.hk.. .[color=blue]
> Dear all,
>
> when i add
>
> include('abc.ph p');
>
> in the last line of 'def.php',
>
> the codes in abc.php were once executed. now after series of changes
> (including setting php.ini), i don't know which one makes a bug.
>
> here is the starting lines of abc.php:
>
>
> <?php
> // indicate test version or public version.
> // 0: prompt 1: test 2: Web
> $type = 2;
>
> print "<h2>Welcom e to this page</h2>\n";
>
> exit;
>
> ...[color=green]
>>[/color]
>
> the print is to see if it works or not but it even doesn't print out.
> permission of abc.php hasn't been changed and every time i run def.php,
> the timestamp of abc.php shows an update accordingly.
>
> What can i do in abc.php to debug?
>
> thanks a lot.[/color]

Start by fixing the syntax at the end of the file. It's "?>" not simply
">".

[vito]

Re: a debug technique enquiry

> Start by fixing the syntax at the end of the file. It's "?>" not simply[color=blue]
> ">".[/color]

a typo only. the original files each have that one.

[Rik]

Re: a debug technique enquiry

vito wrote:[color=blue]
> the print is to see if it works or not but it even doesn't print out.
> permission of abc.php hasn't been changed and every time i run
> def.php, the timestamp of abc.php shows an update accordingly.
>
> What can i do in abc.php to debug?[/color]

First of all: You have display errors on, and error_reporting set to E_ALL?

Second, it's probably def.php that needs to be debugged. Try a simple
include file:

<?php print("untill here it works"); ?>
And move it up in your def.php untill it works, the error is somewhere
below.

Cutting out large pieces of code in a copied version untill you can
reproduce the problem with a minimal amount of code is always very
clarifying.

Grtz,
--
Rik Wasmus

[Rik]

Re: a debug technique enquiry

vito wrote:[color=blue][color=green]
>> Start by fixing the syntax at the end of the file. It's "?>" not
>> simply ">".[/color]
>
> a typo only. the original files each have that one.[/color]

The '?>' is often reduced to '>' by newsreaders, highly probable it was in
the code you sent :-)

Grtz,
--
Rik Wasmus