Xdebug Installation & Configuration – Part 1

Introduction

This document contains steps to install Xdebug and Configure it with Netbeans.

Steps to install Xdebug and Configure it with Netbeans

To install Xdebug and Configure it with Netbeans, steps are given below –

1. Install Xdebug for PHP by running following command in Linux environment

sudo apt-get install php5-xdebug

2. Setup Xdebug.ini for Linux

sudo vi /etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/20-xdebug.ini

Add the following lines –

xdebug.profiler_output_dir=/tmp
xdebug.profiler_output_name=cachegrind.out.%p
xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger=1
xdebug.profiler_enable=0
xdebug.remote_enable=true
xdebug.remote_host=127.0.0.1
xdebug.remote_port=9001
xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
xdebug.remote_autostart=0

3. Restart Apache

sudo service apache2 restart

4. Now, configure Netbeans by following given steps below and shown in screenshot –

• Go to Tools -> Options -> PHP -> Debugging
• Set Debugging Port : 9001
• Press OK button and then start debugging your project by CTRL + F5 or file by CTRL + SHIFT + F5

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Looks helpful? Also, read the other part of the article for complete & detailed information: 

Xdebug Installation & Configuration – Part 2