# FirePHP

> Log from PHP to a devtools panel.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/firephp](https://chrome-stats.com/d/firephp)

## Overview

- **ID:** `firephp`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** cadorn
- **Category:** web-development,other
- **Daily users:** 2,172
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 4.57 / 5 (21 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.7
- **Last updated:** 2020-10-12
- **First published:** 2007-12-06
- **Size:** 867 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/firephp/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/firephp/firephp-for-browser-devtools/](https://github.com/firephp/firephp-for-browser-devtools/)

## Description

FirePHP is a powerful Chrome extension that allows developers to log PHP data directly into a browser's Developer Tools console panel. Utilizing HTTP response headers, it supports both FirePHP (Wildfire based) and Chrome Logger protocols, making debugging server-side PHP applications more efficient and streamlined.

This extension enhances your development workflow by integrating PHP logs within your browser, eliminating the need for traditional file-based logging. For additional server library support, visit [firephp.org](http://firephp.org).

## Rankings

- #2,063 — Overall
- #221 — Web Development
- #324 — Other extensions
- #45 — panel
- #122 — console
- #147 — response

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `webNavigation`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `http://*/`
- `https://*/`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users find FirePHP to be a reliable and easy-to-use PHP debugging tool, praised for its effectiveness and longevity in projects. However, some note its code is deprecated and it lacks theme support. Despite these drawbacks, it remains favored due to the scarcity of alternatives.

### Pros

- Easy to implement and use for PHP debugging
- Reliable and effective in its purpose
- Has been a dependable tool for many years
- Provides good debugging capabilities for PHP

### Cons

- Code is deprecated
- Does not support themes
- Limited alternatives available

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/firephp)