DebugKit provides a debugging toolbar and enhanced debugging tools for CakePHP applications. It lets you quickly see configuration data, log messages, SQL queries, and timing data for your application.

⚠️ DebugKit is only intended for use in single-user local development environments. You should avoid using DebugKit in shared development environments, staging environments, or any environment where you need to keep configuration data and environment variables hidden. ⚠️

• SQLite (pdo_sqlite) or another database driver that CakePHP can talk to. By default DebugKit will use SQLite, if you need to use a different database see the Database Configuration section in the documentation linked below.

For details and older versions see version map.

• Install the plugin with Composer from your CakePHP Project's ROOT directory (where the composer.json file is located)

php composer.phar require --dev cakephp/debug_kit:"^4.0"

• Load the plugin

// src/Application.php
$this->addPlugin('DebugKit');

• Set 'debug' => true, in config/app.php.

If you don't see a CakePHP icon on the bottom right of your page DebugKit is not be working correctly. Some common problems are:

1. Your PHP environment doesn't have SQLite installed. Check your application logs to confirm if this happening. You can either configure DebugKit to use a different database, or install the PDO SQLite 3 extension.
2. Your hostname needs to be added to the DebugKit.safeTld. If your local domain isn't a known development environment name, DebugKit will disable itself to protect a potentially non-development environment.

If you have a problem with DebugKit please open an issue on GitHub.

If you'd like to contribute to DebugKit, check out the roadmap for any planned features. You can fork the project, add features, and send pull requests or open issues.

Documentation for DebugKit can be found in the CakePHP documentation.