Laravel Debugbar Package

Today, I would like to share about a package named laravel-debugbar.

Debugging is an essential part of the software development process, and Laravel provides a convenient package to make it easier. Laravel Debugbar is a powerful package that provides a debugging toolbar for your Laravel applications. It provides detailed information about the application’s performance, SQL queries, and more. In this blog, we will explore how to install Laravel Debugbar and use it to debug your Laravel applications.

Installation

Laravel Debugbar can be easily installed via Composer. Open up your terminal and navigate to your Laravel project directory. Then, run the following command:

composer require barryvdh/laravel-debugbar --dev

This will install the package and add it to your dev dependencies.

Next, you will need to add the service provider and alias in your config/app.php file. In the providers array, add the following:

Barryvdh\Debugbar\ServiceProvider::class,

And in the aliases array, add the following:

'Debugbar' => Barryvdh\Debugbar\Facade::class,

Once you have added the service provider and alias, you can publish the package assets by running the following command:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Barryvdh\Debugbar\ServiceProvider"

This will publish the package’s configuration file, views, and assets.

Usage

To start using Laravel Debugbar, you can simply add the following line of code to the beginning of your routes or controllers:

Debugbar::enable();

This will enable the debugbar for that specific route or controller.

To test that the debugbar is working correctly, you can add a simple query to your controller and view the results in the debugbar. Here is an example:

public function index()
{
    $users = DB::table('users')->get();

    return view('users', compact('users'));
}

You can loop through the $users variable and display the results. Then, open up your browser and navigate to the route that displays the users. You should see the debugbar at the bottom of the page, displaying information about the SQL query that was executed to retrieve the users.

Conclusion

Laravel Debugbar is a powerful package that makes it easy to debug your Laravel applications. It provides detailed information about the application’s performance, SQL queries, and more. In this blog, I have explored how to install Laravel Debugbar and use it to debug your Laravel applications. To learn more about Laravel Debugbar, check out the official documentation and GitHub repository:

GitHub URL: https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-debugbar

Official Documentation: https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-debugbar/blob/master/readme.md

This is all for now. Hope you enjoy that.

By Asahi