Zend MVC - I echo some test debug output but it seems to be suppresed and does not show

Question

I am developing a Zend MVC application.

Sometimes I like to echo some text just for quick and dirty debugging. e.g

<?php
class MyClass {}
echo('hello world - yes this script is included');

I can echo 'debug-text' in my bootstrap> But, when text is echoed in my model or controllers it is NOT being rendered in the output.

I am using Zend 1.9.5 and using Zend Layout with MVC

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Is there a setting somewhere that is suppressing all ''non-view script rendered'' output?

Answer 1

If viewRendering is turned on, it's probably looking for the view/scripts/ to render and possibly not displaying your echo statements.

You could try to turn viewRendering off the given controller and see if that helps.

viewRenderer->setNoRender()

Answer 2

You can also use die() instead of echo :) it will work. Or use Zend_Log and output writer like this:

$writer = new Zend_Log_Writer_Stream('php://output');

Answer 3

Output buffering may be the culprit. Try:

echo 'my debug output';
flush();