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Using highlight.io with PHP Frameworks
Learn how to set up highlight.io on your PHP backend.
1
Install the Highlight PHP SDK via Composer.
Add Highlight to your maven pom file.
composer require highlight/php-sdk
2
Initialize the Highlight PHP SDK.
Highlight.init() initializes the Highlight backend SDK.
use Highlight\SDK\Common\HighlightOptions;
use Highlight\SDK\Highlight;
$projectId = 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID';
// Use only a projectId to bootstrap Highlight
if (!Highlight::isInitialized()) {
Highlight::init($projectId);
}
// Use a HighlightOptions instance to bootstrap Highlight
$options = HighlightOptions::builder($projectId)->build();
if (!Highlight::isInitialized()) {
Highlight::initWithOptions($options);
}
// Use a HighlightOptions instance prepped with a serviceName to bootstrap Highlight
$options = HighlightOptions::builder($projectId)->serviceName('test-service-01')->build();
if (!Highlight::isInitialized()) {
Highlight::initWithOptions($options);
}3
Verify your errors are being recorded.
Now that you've set up the Middleware, verify that the backend error handling works by consuming an error from traced code.
4
Record custom errors. (optional)
If you want to explicitly send an error to Highlight, you can use the Highlight.captureException() method.
use Highlight\SDK\Highlight;
Highlight->captureException(new Exception('This is a test exception'));
5
Set up logging.
Start sending logs to Highlight! Follow the logging setup guide to get started.