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steevanb/php-backtrace
======================

Nice debug\_backtrace() dump, with call and code preview

2.1.0(5y ago)22142.6k↑20.5%35MITPHPPHP ^5.4|^7.0|^8.0CI failing

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php-backtrace
-------------

[](#php-backtrace)

Show nice equivalent to `debug_backtrace()`, with caller, code preview etc.

Can be used in HTML, or with [symfony/console](https://github.com/symfony/console).

[Changelog](changelog.md)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require --dev steevanb/php-backtrace ^2.1
```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

```
// configure how file paths will be shown
// true : remove path prefix, based on DumpBacktrace.php path (assume it is in vendor/ dir)
// false : do not remove anything in file paths
// string : remove this prefix
\DumpBacktrace::setRemovePathPrefix($remove);
```

Dump as HTML
------------

[](#dump-as-html)

```
// get backtrace dump as array
\DebugBacktraceHtml::getBacktraces();
// get backtrace dump as HTML
\DebugBacktraceHtml::getDump();
// write getDump() HTML with echo
\DebugBacktraceHtml::dump();
// write getDump() HTML with echo, and exit
\DebugBacktraceHtml::eDump();
```

[![HTML backtrace](resources/backtrace_html.png)](resources/backtrace_html.png)

Dump in symfony/console application
-----------------------------------

[](#dump-in-symfonyconsole-application)

```
// Write dump
\DebugBacktraceConsole::dump();
// Write dump and exit
\DebugBacktraceConsole::eDump();
```

[![Console backtrace](resources/backtrace_console.jpg)](resources/backtrace_console.jpg)

###  Health Score

42

—

FairBetter than 90% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity42

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity73

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~291 days

Recently: every ~419 days

Total

7

Last Release

1828d ago

Major Versions

1.1.1 → 2.0.02017-01-31

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^5.4|^7.0

2.1.0PHP ^5.4|^7.0|^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e59638521a0ca6412cd2fa506834e384d4bac92197159891d4ccfe8e4b3d61eb?d=identicon)[steevanb](/maintainers/steevanb)

---

Top Contributors

[![steevanb](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5063383?v=4)](https://github.com/steevanb "steevanb (19 commits)")

---

Tags

phpsymfony-console

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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