Programming PHP, 3rd Edition

Name

debug_backtrace

Synopsis

array debug_backtrace([ int options [, int limit ]])

Returns an array of associative arrays containing a backtrace of where PHP is currently executing. One element is included per function or file include, with the following elements:

function	If in a function, the function’s name as a string
line	The line number within the file where the current function or file include is located
file	The name of the file the element is in
class	If in an object instance or class method, the name of the class the element is in
object	If in an object, that object’s name
type	The current call type: :: if a static method; -> if a method; nothing if a function
args	If in a function, the arguments used to call that function; if in a file include, the include file’s name

Each function call or file include generates a new element in the array. The innermost function call or file include is the element with an index of zero; further elements are less deep function calls or file includes.