PHP/Development/Debug

A Function to Format Debugging Messages

<?php
function debug( $line, $msg ){
    static $calls = 1;
    print "<P><HR><br>\n";
    print "DEBUG $calls: Line $line: $msg<br>";
    $args = func_get_args();
    
    if (  count( $args ) % 2 )
        print "Odd number of args<BR>";
    else{
        for ( $x=2; $x< count($args); $x += 2 ){
            print "&nbsp&nbsp; \$$args[$x]: ".$args[$x+1];
            print " .... (".gettype( $args[$x+1] ).")<BR>\n";
        }
    }
    print "<hr><p></p>\n";
    $calls++;
}
$test = 55;
debug( __LINE__, "First message", "test", $test );
$test = 66;
$test2 = $test/2;
debug( __LINE__, "Second message", "test", $test, "test2", $test2 );
?>