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How to view and debug PHP arrays

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Sometimes when coding or debugging in PHP, it’s helpful to see the entire contents of an array. An easy way to do this is with the print_r command. To make it more readable, wrap it in <pre> tags. For example, to see the contents of associative array $FormData: You’ll see output like this: Array ( [...]

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How to install PHP GD2 library on Ubuntu

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I needed to install the PHP GD2 library to support the WordPress captcha plugin SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam.  I found the right library and installed it with this apt-get command: But SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam test page still said GD Support: No.  The fix?  I had to restart apache: I tried the SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam test again, [...]

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