What debugging techniques can be used to identify differences in mkdir behavior between a class method and a function in an included file?

To identify differences in mkdir behavior between a class method and a function in an included file, you can start by checking the parameters being passed to the mkdir function in both cases. Make sure the paths are correct and permissions are set appropriately. Additionally, you can add error handling to see if any errors are being thrown during the mkdir process.

// Class method
class MyClass {
    public function createDirectory($path) {
        if (!file_exists($path)) {
            mkdir($path, 0777, true);
        }
    }
}

// Function in included file
include 'functions.php';

createDirectory('/path/to/directory');