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I have an issue with dpm() in that it never seems to return data (and before anyone asks:

  • Yes devel is installed
  • Yes I am logged in as admin
  • Yes print $messages is set
  • Yes the permissions are correctly set
  • No the data set is not empty ( dpm($node) and dpm($content) return an empty field)
  • Yes it did work previously / on ocassion

it does return a message field, but it is just empty).

Is there any other way to view dpm() data, like using Drush or something? I know I should really 'fix the dpm issue' but I have asked around and there does not seem to be an answer.

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  • Maybe your data is empty - try dpm('foo bar');...does that still produce a blank message?
    – Clive ♦
    Jan 15, 2014 at 16:59
  • The data is not empty. dpm($node) and dpm($content) both return an empty field.
    – kaipee
    Jan 16, 2014 at 11:51
  • Very strange. And this is on every Drupal site on the same machine? Or just this one site?
    – Clive ♦
    Jan 16, 2014 at 11:53
  • I only have on Drupal site on a VPS. Looks like it was resolved somewhere between fixing drush and a file descriptor limit issue
    – kaipee
    Jan 16, 2014 at 12:32

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I know you say you are logged in as admin but even so just check the permission "Access developer information" is checked for the admin role just in case that makes a difference.

I've also heard of dpm not working as a result of modules not being uninstalled before they are deleted. Maybe try this module to see if that helps.

Another option would be to see if kpr() works instead.

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  • Yes the permissions are set - can we move past the quick-n-easy checks? drush clean-modules returns 'nothing to disable' kpr() seems to work (using normal krumo reporting section)
    – kaipee
    Jan 16, 2014 at 12:24
  • Yes, I did also make some other suggestions.
    – Felix Eve
    Jan 16, 2014 at 12:25
  • I'm not too sure what did it, but both kpr() and dpm() are now working. I did, however, have some issues with drush executing (and fork: Resource temporarily unavailable errors with SSH) that I had to fix. Perhaps it was something between the drush issue and the file descriptor limit issue that fixed it
    – kaipee
    Jan 16, 2014 at 12:30
  • Glad you got it working.
    – Felix Eve
    Jan 16, 2014 at 16:53
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To answer the question "Is there any way to view dpm() data other than printing it on page?": I've found Object log useful for times when I can't get a dpm() printout (for example, when testing web services).

The Object Log module allows developers to store objects, arrays and other variables to a log table so that they may be inspected later. Multiple stored variables may be displayed side-by-side in the Object log under admin/reports.

The usage is similar to Devel module's dpm() or kprint_r() functions, but is particularly suited for debugging server-to-server requests, such as cron runs and web services, or for requests from anonymous and other unprivileged users.

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It is possible to display the output of dpm() and other debug helpers like kint from drush also. Just make sure to add --debug to your drush command.

So instead of drush migrate-import mymigration

, use drush migrate-import mymigration--debug

Your debug code does of course need to be run during the drush command, so make sure you pick a command that uses you code. I used this to work with the migrate_spreadsheet module, so running a migration was enough for me to get my feedback.

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