php print to the console code example

Example 1: console_log in php

<?php
function console_log($output, $with_script_tags = true) {
    $js_code = 'console.log(' . json_encode($output, JSON_HEX_TAG) . 
');';
    if ($with_script_tags) {
        $js_code = '<script>' . $js_code . '</script>';
    }
    echo $js_code;
}

Example 2: php print to console

<script>
    console.log(<?= json_encode($foo); ?>);
</script>