Debugging PHP, from NetBeans using XDebug and XAMPP - php

Question

I have followed this document:
This is my php.ini
[XDebug]
zend_extension="C:\xampp\php\ext\php_xdebug.dll"
xdebug.profiler_enable = 1
xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger = 1
xdebug.remote_enable = 1
xdebug.remote_host = "localhost"
xdebug.remote_handler = "dbgp"
xdebug.remote_mode = "req"
xdebug.remote_port = 9000
I am running Apache using XAMPP on port 9000:
from NetBeans when I do: Debug -> Debug Project
I get the following:
Port 9,000 is already in occupied. Configure the IDE to use another
port?
XAMPP is the software that is using port 9000 thousand. What do I need to do here? Should I change the XDebug port to 9001? Tools -> Options:
If I do this, I would also need to change php.ini and change the XDebug port to 9001.
Or should I keep using port 9000? I have been different settings, but not able to hit my break point.

Answer 1

I have been using Netbeans for years to code PHP and xdebug has always been a pain. I cant even give you any pointers.
But I switched last year to VS code and I can honestly say that it improved my code, and xdebug is actually easy to connect, and fun to use.
I recommend you give it a try.

Answer 2

This is how I got the debugger running:
When prompted with:
Port 9,000 is already occupied Configure the IDE to use another port?
Click Yes (alternatively you can open the setting from Tools -> Options: Choose PHP -> Debugging)
Set debugger Port to 9001.
update php.ini to have port 9001
[XDebug]
zend_extension="C:\xampp\php\ext\php_xdebug.dll"
xdebug.profiler_enable = 1
xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger = 1
xdebug.remote_enable = 1
xdebug.remote_host = "localhost"
xdebug.remote_handler = "dbgp"
xdebug.remote_mode = "req"
xdebug.remote_port = 9001
Restart XAMPP