How to log or debug in PHP like console.log in JavaScript?

Web Development
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In JavaScript, I can use console.log() to print values to the browser console, which helps me debug my code. I am now working with PHP and want to know how I can log or print values in PHP for debugging. What is the equivalent of console.log() in PHP?

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1. You can use echo or print_r() to display values on the web page.

2. Using error_log:

$message = "Something went wrong!";
error_log($message);

This will add the message to the server’s error log
or

error_log($message, 3, "/path/to/logfile.log");

Logging to a custom file

3. Create your own Log file

file_put_contents('/path/to/log_'.date("j.n.Y").'.log', 'Sexy', FILE_APPEND);

I created a function myself to text wordpress code

function woolog($msg){
    file_put_contents(ABSPATH . '/log_'.date("j.n.Y").'.log', $msg . PHP_EOL, FILE_APPEND);
}