HTML Academy
What are variables in PHP
Introduction to PHP9/16
Back to the list of tasks
  • 1. Getting started programming in PHP
  • 2. What are commands and comments in PHP
  • 3. Introduction to PHP tags
  • 4. Concatenating files when they are included
  • 5. Assembling the product page
  • 6. Changing the site menu in PHP
  • 7. Changing the site footer in PHP
  • 8. What are variables in PHP
  • 9. Introduction to the debug console
  • 10. Adding PHP directly to the page markup
  • 11. Working with databases
  • 12. Adding images from the database
  • 13. The id variable
  • 14. Introduction to the $_GET command
  • 15. Completing the online store project
  • 16. Summary of “Introduction to PHP”
Adding PHP directly to the page markup
  • Sign up
  • Log in

Loading…
Everything will be ready in few seconds

  • Theory
  • Theory
  • Comments

Introduction to the debug console

Let’s check that the name “Leopom chandelier” has actually been written to the variable $title. The debug console will help us with this.

The debug console was specially developed by Muffin’s studio for displaying the output of commands and text prompts. Developers can use it to quickly debug their programs. In our interface, the console is on the right under the mini browser.

Since PHP does not have a command that can output information to the console for debugging purposes, we use the special command muffin_log -- another amazing custom development by our studio! Unfortunately, it is not part of the PHP language, which means that this command will not work outside of our studio.

We indicate the name of the variable whose value we want to see in parentheses. The command will output, that is, write, the value of the variable to the console.

// We declared a variable with the name $product and the value 'chandelier'
$product = 'Chandelier';

// We want to view the value of the variable.
muffin_log($product);
// Outputs: "Chandelier"

Now let’s output the value of our variable $title to the debug console.

Comments

Files
    <section class="intro"> <div class="container"> <h1 class="intro-title">Comfort and coziness in&nbsp;<b>your</b> apartment</h1> <p>A variety of home furnishings with delivery worldwide</p> </div> </section> <section class="popular-products"> <div class="container"> <h2 class="visually-hidden">Top sellers</h2> <ul class="products-list"> <li> <a class="product-card" href="product.php?product_id=1"> <h3>Mseyulida</h3> <p>floor lamp</p> <span class="price"><del>$289</del> $288</span> <img src="img/item-mseyulida.jpg" width="156" height="120" alt="&quot;Mseyulida&quot; floor lamp"> </a> </li> <li> <a class="product-card product-card-new" href="product.php?product_id=2"> <h3>Rmaeribi</h3> <p>three-seat sofa</p> <span class="price">$5870</span> <img src="img/item-rmaeribi.jpg" width="156" height="120" alt=" &quot;Rmaeribi&quot; three-seat sofa"> </a> </li> <li> <a class="product-card" href="product.php?product_id=3"> <h3>Bletub</h3> <p>ceiling chandelier</p> <span class="price">$1360</span> <img src="img/item-bletub.jpg" width="156" height="120" alt="&quot;Bletub&quot; ceiling chandelier"> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section class="features"> <div class="container"> <h2 class="features-title">What <b>sets</b> us apart from our competitors?</h2> <ul class="features-list"> <li class="feature-unique">Our unique products are&nbsp;unlike anything else on the market</li> <li class="feature-organic">We use only natural materials</li> <li class="feature-protected">Our furniture is resistant to cat teeth and claws</li> </ul> </div> </section>
    <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="container"> <p class="copyright">© Muffin, 2019</p> <ul class="navigation-list"> <li><a href="catalog.php">Catalog</a></li> <li><a href="delivery.html">Delivery</a></li> <li><a href="contacts.html">Contact us</a></li> </ul> <ul class="social-list"> <li> <a class="social-link-twitter" href="https://twitter.com"> <span class="visually-hidden">Twitter</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="social-link-instagram" href="https://instagram.com"> <span class="visually-hidden">Instagram</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="social-link-facebook" href="https://facebook.com"> <span class="visually-hidden">Facebook</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </footer> </body> </html>
    <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Online store for home furnishings</title> <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet"> </head> <body> <header class="site-header"> <nav class="site-navigation"> <a class="logo-link" href="index.php"> <img src="img/logo-full.svg" width="62" height="17" alt="Gloevk store logo"> </a> <ul class="navigation-list"> <li><a href="catalog.php">Catalog</a></li> <li><a href="delivery.html">Delivery</a></li> <li><a href="contacts.html">Contact us</a></li> <li><a href="blog.html">Blog</a></li> </ul> </nav> </header>
    <?php require('components/header.php'); require('components/company_info.php'); require('components/footer.php');
    <?php require('components/header.php'); require('components/products_list.php'); require('components/footer.php'); ?>
    <section class="catalog"> <div class="container"> <h1 class="catalog-title">Product catalog</h1> <ul class="products-list"> <li> <a class="product-card" href="product.php?product_id=1"> <h3>Mseyulida</h3> <p>floor lamp</p> <span class="price"><del>$289</del> $288</span> <img src="img/item-mseyulida.jpg" width="156" height="120" alt="&quot;Mseyulida&quot; floor lamp"> </a> </li> <li> <a class="product-card product-card-new" href="product.php?product_id=2"> <h3>Rmaeribi</h3> <p>three-seat sofa</p> <span class="price">$5870</span> <img src="img/item-rmaeribi.jpg" width="156" height="120" alt=" &quot;Rmaeribi&quot; three-seat sofa"> </a> </li> <li> <a class="product-card" href="product.php?product_id=3"> <h3>Bletub</h3> <p>ceiling chandelier</p> <span class="price">$1360</span> <img src="img/item-bletub.jpg" width="156" height="120" alt="Bletub ceiling chandelier"> </a> </li> <li> <a class="product-card" href="product.php?product_id=4"> <h3>Nnulm</h3> <p>desk</p> <span class="price">$6832</span> <img src="img/item-nnulm.jpg" width="156" height="120" alt="&quot;Nnulm&quot; computer desk"> </a> </li> <li> <a class="product-card" href="product.php?product_id=5"> <h3>Asusmer</h3> <p>hanging bed</p> <span class="price"><del>$21320</del>$19320</span> <img src="img/item-asusmer.jpg" width="156" height="120" alt="&quot;Asusmer&quot; hanging bed"> </a> </li> <li> <a class="product-card product-card-new" href="product.php?product_id=6"> <h3>Tre</h3> <p>furniture set</p> <span class="price">$32560</span> <img src="img/item-tre.jpg" width="156" height="120" alt="&quot;Tre&quot; furniture set"> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </section>
    <?php require('components/header.php'); $title = 'Leopom chandelier'; // Use muffin_log here require('components/product_info.php'); require('components/footer.php');
    <section class="item"> <div class="container"> <h1 class="item-title">Product name</h1> <img src="img/placeholder.png" width="510" height="392" alt="Placeholder for product photo"> </div> </section>
    .visually-hidden:not(:focus):not(:active), input[type="checkbox"].visually-hidden, input[type="radio"].visually-hidden { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; border: 0; padding: 0; white-space: nowrap; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(0 0 0 0); overflow: hidden; } body { min-width: 550px; padding: 0; margin: 0; font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; } a { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; } .container { width: 510px; padding: 0 20px; margin: 0 auto; } .site-navigation { display: flex; width: 510px; padding: 0 20px; margin: 0 auto; justify-content: space-between; } .site-header { position: relative; z-index: 2; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); } .logo-link:hover, .logo-link:focus { opacity: 0.5; } .logo-link:active { opacity: 0.3; } .logo-link img { margin: 10px 0; } .navigation-list { display: flex; margin: 0 -15px 0 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: flex-end; } .navigation-list a:hover, .navigation-list a:focus { opacity: 0.5; } .navigation-list a:active { color: #ff8a00; } .navigation-list a { display: block; padding: 12px 15px 11px; color: #845927; } .intro .container { z-index: -1; min-height: 150px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 15px 0 0; box-sizing: border-box; background-image: url("img/index-background.jpg"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: top right; } .intro-title { width: 240px; padding: 0; margin: 0; font-family: "Georgia", "Times", serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 36px; font-weight: 400; } .intro-title b, .features-title b, .delivery-text b { font-weight: 400; color: #ff8a00; } .intro p { width: 210px; margin: 8px 0 10px; padding: 0; line-height: 20px; } .quote { display: block; position: relative; padding: 0 0 0 33px; margin: 20px 0 20px; font-family: "Georgia", "Times", serif; font-style: italic; } .quote p { padding: 0; margin: 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; quotes: none; } .quote::before { position: absolute; content: "«"; top: 0; left: 0; font-size: 36px; color: #ff8a00; } .author { display: block; padding: 0; margin: 4px 0; } .popular-products { margin: 0; background-color: #fff3e5; } .delivery, .custom, .contacts, .catalog, .item { margin: 15px 0 10px; } .delivery-title, .custom-title, .contacts-title, .catalog-title, .item-title { padding: 0; margin: 0; font-family: "Georgia", "Times", serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 36px; font-weight: 400; } .custom-columns { display: flex; flex-grow: 0; } .custom-columns img { display: flex; flex-shrink: 0; align-items: center; margin: 20px 20px 30px 0; min-height: 200px; } .custom-columns div { margin: 5px 0 20px; } .products-list { display: flex; padding: 20px 0 0; margin: 0 0 0 -20px; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-shrink: 0; list-style: none; } .products-list li { display: flex; } .product-card { position: relative; display: flex; width: 132px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; padding: 124px 12px 12px; flex-direction: column; background-color: #ffffff; box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); } .product-card-new { position: relative; } .product-card-new::after { position: absolute; content: "new"; width: 34px; height: 15px; top: 8px; right: -2px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 14px; color: #ffffff; text-align: center; background-color: #ff8a00; border-radius: 4px 0 0 4px; } .product-card:hover, .product-card:focus { box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3); } .product-card:active { box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); } .product-card img { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; order: -1; } .product-card h3 { margin: 0 0 2px 0; padding: 0; font-family: "Georgia", "Times", serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: 400; } .product-card p { margin: 0 0 8px 0; padding: 0; font-family: "Georgia", "Times", serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; } .price { margin-top: auto; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: #ff8a00; } .price del { margin-right: 2px; font-weight: 400; font-size: 13px; color: #000000; text-decoration: line-through; } .map-link { display: block; margin-top: -20px; margin-bottom: 30px; color: #845927; } .map-link:hover, .map-link:focus { opacity: 0.5; } .map-link:active { color: #ff8a00; } .contacts img, .item img { display: flex; flex-shrink: 0; align-items: center; margin: 20px 0 30px; min-height: 200px; } .contacts-info { margin: -10px 0 30px; } .contacts-info p { position: relative; padding-left: 16px; margin: 12px 0; } .contact-phone::before { position: absolute; content: ""; width: 10px; height: 13px; top: 2px; left: 0; background-image: url("img/icon-phone.svg"); } .contact-address::before { position: absolute; content: ""; width: 9px; height: 13px; top: 2px; left: 0; background-image: url("img/icon-pin.svg"); } .delivery-background { display: flex; flex-shrink: 0; align-items: center; margin: 20px 0 30px; min-height: 200px; background-image: url("img/delivery-background.jpg"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center left; } .delivery-text { width: 210px; margin-left: auto; padding: 16px 20px 20px; background-color: #ffffff; box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); } .delivery-text p { margin: 8px; padding: 0; } .features { padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px; } .features-title, .services-title, .products-title { margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: "Georgia", "Times", serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; font-weight: 400; } .features-list { display: flex; padding: 0; margin: 14px 0 0; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; list-style: none; } .features-list li { position: relative; width: 142px; margin-bottom: 10px; } .features-list li::before { position: absolute; content: ""; top: 2px; left: 0; } .feature-unique { padding-left: 22px; } .feature-unique::before { width: 16px; height: 12px; background-image: url("img/feature-unique.svg"); } .feature-organic { padding-left: 25px; } .feature-organic::before { width: 19px; height: 12px; background-image: url("img/feature-organic.svg"); } .feature-protected { padding-left: 16px; } .feature-protected::before { width: 10px; height: 12px; background-image: url("img/feature-protected.svg"); } .site-footer { background-color: #847462; } .site-footer .container { display: flex; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: space-between; } .copyright { margin: auto 0; flex-shrink: 0; color: #ffffff; } .site-footer .navigation-list { margin-right: 15px; margin-left: -15px; justify-content: left; } .copyright + .navigation-list { justify-content: center; margin-left: 15px; } .site-footer a { display: block; margin: 0; padding: 14px 15px; color: #ffffff; } .social-list { display: flex; width: 110px; padding: 0; margin: 0 -10px 2px; justify-content: end; flex-shrink: 0; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; list-style: none; } .social-list a { display: block; width: 14px; height: 14px; padding: 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center; } .social-link-twitter { background-image: url("img/icon-twitter.svg"); } .social-link-instagram { background-image: url("img/icon-instagram.svg"); } .social-link-facebook { background-image: url("img/icon-facebook.svg"); } .social-list a:hover, .social-list a:focus { opacity: 0.5; } .social-list a:active { opacity: 0.3; } /* Additional styles for an alternate homepage */ .intro-alt { min-height: 145px; margin-bottom: 20px; color: #ffffff; background: linear-gradient(#ffad4c 0%, #ea9b3e 80%, #ffad4c 100%); } .intro-alt .container { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; } .intro-text { flex-shrink: 0; padding: 20px 0; } .intro-item { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; position: relative; width: 272px; padding-top: 58px; flex-shrink: 0; } .intro-item img { position: absolute; top: 14px; right: 0; } .intro-item p { margin-bottom: 2px; z-index: 2; } .intro-alt .intro-title { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 4px; font-family: "Georgia", "Times", serif; font-size: 32px; line-height: 36px; font-weight: 700; } .intro-description { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 16px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; } .intro-info { margin: 0; line-height: 22px; } .intro-alt code { display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0 8px; padding: 1px 8px; font-family: inherit; color: #000000; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.5px; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 4px; } .intro-price { z-index: 2; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; } .intro-price del { margin-right: 2px; font-weight: 400; font-size: 13px; color: #000000; text-decoration: line-through; } .services-list { display: flex; padding: 0; margin: 14px 0 0; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; list-style: none; } .services-list li { position: relative; width: 156px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 122px 0 0; } .services-list li::before { position: absolute; content: ""; top: 0; left: 0; width: 156px; height: 114px; background-repeat: no-repeat; } .service-cleaning::before { background-image: url("img/service-cleaning.jpg"); } .service-placing::before { background-image: url("img/service-placing.jpg"); } .service-decorating::before { background-image: url("img/service-decorating.jpg"); } .products-title { padding-top: 20px; } .product-card-wide { position: relative; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; width: 100px; min-height: 81px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 20px; padding: 15px 25px 15px 120px; background-color: #ffffff; box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); } .product-card-wide p { margin-bottom: 10px; }

    What didn’t you like in this task?

    Thanks! We’ll fix everything at once!

      The code has changed, click “Refresh” or turn autorun on.

      You’ve gone to a different page

      An error has occurred

      due to a lack of resources or an error in the program, try to fix the code to restart it

      100%

      Console

      Console
      Goalscompleted
      1. On line 5 output the value of the variable $title to the debug console: muffin_log($title). Don’t forget about the ; after the command.

      Cookies ∙ Privacy ∙ License Agreement ∙ About ∙ Contacts ∙ © HTML Academy OÜ, 2019−2025

      VISAMastercard

      Log in

      or

      Forgot your password?

      Sign up

      Sign up

      or
      Log in

      Restore access

      Have you forgotten your password or lost access to your profile? Enter your email connected to your profile and we will send you a link to restore access.

      Forgot to connect your email to the profile? Email us and we’ll help.