Enable Debug, SQL Explain and Load time

[Erpenator]

I am currently on phpbb 3.3.0-b2 and I am trying to enable the debug mode, the SQL explain and load times on my (development) forum. I am aware the settings are changed for this version of phpBB and you can't uncomment these lines in your config.php anymore:

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@define('PHPBB_DISPLAY_LOAD_TIME', true);
@define('DEBUG', true);
@define('DEBUG_CONTAINER', true);

From what I understand you need to add a config.yml file to one of your extensions and include:

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parameters:
    debug.load_time: true
    debug.sql_explain: true
    debug.memory: true
    debug.show_errors: true
    debug.exceptions: true

When I create a new file in /ext/myextensioname/myextension/config/config.yml and include the code above my forum stops working as soon as I upload the file. Since I can't see the error I don't know why. Removing the file and clearing the cache will bring back the forum online again.

Do I need to include these lines as well in my config.yml to make it work?

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imports:
    - { resource: ../default/config.yml }

I can see that in /config/development/config.yml the settings that I am looking it's included. But even when I copy that config.yml file and put in in my extensions directory the forum is unreachable.

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imports:
    - { resource: ../default/config.yml }

core:
    require_dev_dependencies: true
    allow_install_dir: true

    debug:
        exceptions: true
        load_time: true
        sql_explain: true
        memory: true
        show_errors: true

    twig:
        debug: true
        auto_reload: true
        enable_debug_extension: true

    session:
        log_errors: true

I've checked all the files with a tool and all files are exactly the same and up to date with phpbb 3.3.0-b2.

I can't find how to switch to "development" mode instead of the standard "production" I am currently in or add the config that is needed to see the debug output. Anyone got an idea what I am doing wrong?

[KevC]

I am currently on phpbb 3.3.2-b2

That's not even out yet.
If you're testing the 3.3 release you should post on the Area51 development site.

[mrgoldy]

If you want a development environment, for your local test board, you can do the following:
In your config.php file change the following line:
from: @define('PHPBB_ENVIRONMENT', 'production');
to: @define('PHPBB_ENVIRONMENT', 'development');

Those are 'environment' parameters, so they are for your entire board.
You should not be copying these parameters to your extension in any manner.

This is for phpBB 3.3.x (important!) Just to clarify.
As for this version, these parameters are no longer in config.php but moved to config/development/config.yml.

[Erpenator]

I am currently on phpbb 3.3.2-b2

That's not even out yet.
If you're testing the 3.3 release you should post on the Area51 development site.

You are correct, I meant 3.3.0-b2 and fixed it in the original post to prevent confusion.

If you want a development environment, for your local test board, you can do the following:
In your config.php file change the following line:
from: @define('PHPBB_ENVIRONMENT', 'production');
to: @define('PHPBB_ENVIRONMENT', 'development');

Those are 'environment' parameters, so they are for your entire board.
You should not be copying these parameters to your extension in any manner.

This is for phpBB 3.3.x (important!) Just to clarify.
As for this version, these parameters are no longer in config.php but moved to config/development/config.yml.

Thank you for your useful reply! When I use the @define('PHPBB_ENVIRONMENT', 'development'); I need to execute php ../composer.phar install --dev . When I do does this mean I can't upload these files to the production anymore before updating to production mode again with composer?

Is it still possible to have PHPBB_DISPLAY_LOAD_TIME on the production site? It usually helps to pinpoint slow pages or page types on the site?

[mrgoldy]

You should not have to execute any commands. It should be working immediately, perhaps after purging the cache.

And for your production board, that should not yet be on 3.3.0-b2. It's not advisable to use beta version on live sites!
However, eventually, I suppose you can add the same parameters in your config/production/config.yml.

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core:
    debug:
        load_time: true

[Erpenator]

Adding that code to the config/production/config.yml seems to work. When I tried to add the other options (on the development forum) that I found on your site like sql_explain: true that didn't seemed to work, not sure why.

But for now at least I can show the load times. Thank you again!

[mrgoldy]

Have you tried adding them under the core: rather than parameters: ?
Haven't had much time to play with it myself yet though..

[3Di]

Adding that code to the config/production/config.yml seems to work. When I tried to add the other options (on the development forum) that I found on your site like sql_explain: true that didn't seemed to work, not sure why.

But for now at least I can show the load times. Thank you again!

That's how it works, we have it on our 3.3.0-b2 live test board as
.\config\production\config.yml

2019-12-18 17_45_51- config.yml.png

note the dots instead of tabs, important.

And purge the cache after each edit when working with .yaml files.

On a side note, that's how the Quick Install extension does it as well.

[Erpenator]

That was the first option I found and tried before posting this question here. So I've done some more testing and it seems that this works:

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parameters:
    debug.load_time: true
    debug.memory: true

So with a tab and a space after the :

Using the dots doesn't work (and to me that makes sense). I can't include debug.sql_explain: true in the config or else the forum will stop working. But as long as I leave it out it the above config file seems to work fine.

This works as well:

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core:
  debug:
    load_time: true
    memory: true
    show_errors: true
    exceptions: true

So to show the full config file that works for me in /yourforumfolder/config/production/config.yml

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imports:
    - { resource: ../default/config.yml }
core:
  debug:
    load_time: true
    memory: true
    show_errors: true
    exceptions: true

Why debug.sql_explain: true is causing any problems I don't know?

[3Di]

Check the YAML syntax here https://yamlchecker.com/

Is it a fresh install or an upgrade from 3.2?

[Erpenator]

Check the YAML syntax here https://yamlchecker.com/

Is it a fresh install or an upgrade from 3.2?

It's an upgrade where I compared all the files with my IDE and made sure they are the same as the full package that I downloaded here https://area51.phpbb.com/downloads/. yamlchecker.com shows my config.yml is valid.

I had another look why the sql_explain wasn't working once I enabled it and I think I found the problem. The error that is generated is :
PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined method Symfony\\Component\\HttpFoundation\\Request::variable() in /phpbb/db/driver/driver.php:1042

It seems that this line
if (is_object($request) && !$request->variable('explain', false))

and in particular !$request->variable('explain', false) is causing the problem. It's an old implementation of Symfony I think? When you comment those lines the sql_explain is visible in the footer, and everything seems to work.

I can see the same code in the GitHub repository as well: https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/blob/mas ... driver.php

[3Di]

The upgrade procedure is the same as per 3.2 (see KB), which implies also to completely delete the old vendor folder and upload the new one.
No need to modify the core code, the code I posted in the tutorial I wrote should work without problem.

[Erpenator]

The upgrade procedure is the same as per 3.2 (see KB), which implies also to completely delete the old vendor folder and upload the new one.
No need to modify the core code, the code I posted in the tutorial I wrote should work without problem.

I am aware of that, but I want to see / better understand what changed in the code so I do it step by step and file by file. This sometimes makes it easier to understand how to update extensions and to see in what areas you need to do some recoding.
All files are replaced and updated and exactly the same as the full package that I downloaded, but it does not resolve the problem. If you want I can install a fresh version of the forum software to see if the problem still exists.

As a side note: I can see that the code that I highlighted in my previous post is both on Github as in the zip of the full package.

[HiFiKabin]

phpbb.com (this board) is for supported versions only. As was mentioned by KevC earlier this is a subject for Area51 as 3.3.x has not been released, nor is it ready for release (as indicated by its Bete2 status)

[HiFiKabin]

Unlocked due to the release and subsequent discussion of 3.3.0-RC1