Z-Ray

Z-Ray comes bundles with extensions for off-the-shelf PHP applications and frameworks. Using these extensions, you gain deeper insight into how your code is performing on the application/framework level. These extensions work out of the box, and there are no further steps you need to take - simply open your application in a browser.

See the extensions for yourself on GitHub...

Zend Framework 1

Panel	Description
Request	Request-specific data (e.g. templates, methods and status)
Plugin	Information on ZF1 plugin properties
View	List of ZF1 views, their location, and helpers
View Helpers	List of ZF1 view helpers, arguments, and helper objects
Request Object	Detailed profiling of ZF1 request objects

Zend Framework 2

Panel	Description
Events	List of ZF2 events, their source, duration and memory usage
Response	Response related data
View Helpers	List of ZF2 view helpers, their count and properties
Modules	List of ZF2 modules, their configuration and location
Forms	List of ZF2 forms, their properties and relevant class
Version	Information on the application version
Config	General configuration and user specific data
Application Config	Application configuration data: modules list, configuration paths, listeners
Request	Request-specific data (templates, methods and status)

Symfony

Panel	Description
Events	List of Symfony events, their source, as well as the affected class
Request	Request-specific data (e.g. templates, methods and status)
Config	Information on application configuration, fields and values
Bundles	List of Symfony bundles and their location
Forms	List of used Symfony forms
Security	Information on security: enabled/disabled, access, user role

WordPress

Panel	Description
General Info	General details on the WordPress configuration
Cache Objects	WordPress cached objects and their memory consumption
Crons	Frequency and scheduling information on WordPress tasks
Hooks	A view of WordPress hooks, including type and execution time
Plugins	List of added WordPress plugins
Plugins Profiler	List of activated WordPress plugins and their load time
Theme Profiler	Breakdown of theme functions and their execution time

Drupal

Panel	Description
Called Functions	List of Drupal functions called, together with their parameters
Loaded Modules	List of loaded Drupal modules
Retrieved Forms	List of forms used on page
Module Invoke	List of actions performed for Drupal modules, and used hooks
User Properties	Details on current user

Apigility

Panel	Description
MVC Auth Events	Information on MVC authentication events, including events name and result
Identity Role	Information on the current user

Composer

Panel	Description
Packages	A list of defined Composer packages, their data and requirements
Class Map	A list of all PHP classes that was included using composer

Laravel

Panel	Description
Events Log	Log of all events that occurred during execution
Laravel	General configuration information
Route	Details on the action and class used, and entry and exit filters
Session	Information on Laravel session
User Information	Information on logged in users as read from the database
Views	Information on views used by the page
Configurations	Optional - reads configuration data from configuration files under 'apps/config'.

Z-Ray is designed so that developers can easily add additional functionality. Using the built-in hooks, you can tap into Z-Ray's tracking mechanism, add Z-Ray panels, and extend the information displayed in existing Z-Ray panels.

Z-Ray extensions are simple PHP scripts that use new dedicated APIs that can trace any function or method call in your app/framework, tapping into the call and return, allowing you to easily extract any piece of information from the function’s context.

How do I create my own Z-Ray extension?

Z-Ray is displayed and activated when Zend Server is in Development mode. This mode is selected during the process of launching Zend Server (for more information on Zend Server launch profiles, see Launch Profiles).

If Zend Server was launched with a production profile, Z-Ray is not displayed by default, but can be manually enabled from the Administration | Settings page. Please note that enabling Z-Ray on a production server may have an effect on any deployed applications.

Additionally, the Z-Ray Secured Mode allows administrators to restrict access to Z-Ray according to specific IPs, base URLs, or a predefined time duration. Thus, pages can be selectively and securely analyzed by developers using Z-Ray while in production.

How do I use Z-Ray in Secured Mode?

Z-Ray supports a seamless development process, enabling you to directly debug and profile your code in your favorite IDE. Use Z-Ray to identify the issue, and then trigger a debugging or profiling session in your IDE with just one click. For information on integrating with your IDE, see Debugging/Profiling .

Z-Ray is supported on all Web browsers and operating systems, though we recommend using Google Chrome for optimized performance. There are specific connectivity issues with some browsers, see Troubleshooting Connectivity Issues for more information.