I need to debug my Laravel application and as I searched Xdebug seemed to be the best option out there. Up to now I couldn't setup a session to the debug my app and I'm confused about how to configure the ambient.
So I run my Laravel app with:
php artisan serve --port=8001
According to my php --ini, the conf file for xdebug is:
$ php --ini | grep xdebug
/etc/php/7.2/cli/conf.d/20-xdebug.ini
which contains:
$ cat /etc/php/7.2/cli/conf.d/20-xdebug.ini
[xdebug]
zend_extension=xdebug.so
xdebug.remote_autostart=on
xdebug.remote_enable=on
xdebug.remote_host=127.0.0.1
xdebug.remote_port=9000
xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
xdebug.remote_mode=req
xdebug.idekey=default
and to debug it on gedit, I've installed this plugin. And in the text editor settings for dbgp:
Can anyone explain to me exactly how this protocol works? If I click "start to listen to debug sessions" it tries to open one on port 8001 (not 9000) which is already in use and of course it cannot open and if it's the case that I must start my PHP app in conjunction with Xdebug then how do I setup it to run it with the default Laravel command (php artisan serve)?
And, if I click Start debug in Picture related, it opens in the browser with the exact URL http://127.0.0.1/?XDEBUG_SESSION_START=default (in port 80)
I'm on Windows and I'm trying to debug a Web application (hosted with Vagrant/Homestead) using PhpStorm through XDebug. I tried many configurations but I can't get things working. The PhpStorm XDebug setup is pretty common.
This is the current xdebug configuration:
vagrant#homestead: /etc/php/7.0/cli/conf.d/20-xdebug.ini
zend_extension=xdebug.so
xdebug.remote_enable = on
xdebug.remote_connect_back = on
xdebug.idekey='PHPSTORM'
In the IDE "Start listening for PHP debug connections" it's turned on. When I attempt to start debugging a new chrome tab opens and the URL ends, for example, with ?XDEBUG_SESSION_START=16588 but the debugger doesn't run and this is what the IDE says:
Also, netstat says the port 9000 is still listening.
Any idea?
You are changing the 20-xdebug.ini file for the Command Line Interface (CLI). Instead you need to change the /etc/php/7.0/apache2/conf.d/20-xdebug.ini for the Apache settings, since you are using Chrome.
UPDATE
I'm not sure of the differences between Apache and Nginx (which may be /etc/php/7.0/fpm/conf.d/20-xdebug.ini), but here is how I got it working with a VirtualBox VM running Apache, on a Windows computer.
Settings for 20-xdebug.ini:
zend_extension=xdebug.so
xdebug.remote_enable=1
xdebug.remote_host=192.168.1... (your windows IP address within your network)
xdebug.remote_port=9000
xdebug.autostart=1
Over the past few days I have been trying to get debugging working with PHPStorm 10 on my local machine (Mac OS). I have tried both ZendDebugger and xdebug.
I seem to be hitting the same problem with both. I setup my interpreter and it says that the correct Debugger is installed on XAMPP but then when I run the "Validate Debugger Configuration on Web Server" tool in PHPStorm it gives the error: No debug extension is loaded.
The following is my php.ini file settings for Xdebug:
[Xdebug]
zend_extension=/Applications/XAMPP/etc/xdebug.so
xdebug.remote_enable=1
xdebug.remote_port=9000
xdebug.profiler_enable=1
xdebug.profiler_output_dir=/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/sam-files/
xdebug.idekey=PHPStorm
I have also been using the following recourses online:
https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/help/configuring-xdebug.html
https://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/PhpStorm/Zero-configuration+Web+Application+Debugging+with+Xdebug+and+PhpStorm
Any guidance on this would be great.
Thanks,
Sam
Check if the correct extension are loaded using the following command in the PHPStorm terminal
php -i | grep xdebug
You might want to check to make sure you're loading the correct php.ini file as well, by using
php -i | grep ini
How should I configure PHPStorm so that I can trace my code using XDebug when running console commands?
I know I have the debug configuration correct, because I can debug web requests and trace the code. I can also trace regular php command line scripts as long as I set an environment variable like this:
export XDEBUG_CONFIG="idekey=my-xdebug"
However, I am unable to trace/debug Symfony2 console commands (those run with app/console bundle:console_command). PhpStorm sees the connection, however, it can't seem to locate the code that is being run. I know my file mapping is correct because web requests work flawlessly.
Is this possible?
You should provide SERVER_NAME and SERVER_PORT. also you should enable xdebug.remote_autostart. Try this:
SERVER_PORT=<Your port> SERVER_NAME='<Your server> php \
-dxdebug.remote_autostart=On app/console test
Make sure you have enabled xdebug inside php.ini CLI version not only apache/cgi php.ini.
[XDebug]
xdebug.remote_enable = 1
xdebug.remote_host = 127.0.0.1
xdebug.remote_port = 9000
xdebug.idekey = PHPSTORM
I'm suggesting to try following BASH helper command:
https://github.com/torinaki/phpdebug-cli
phpdebug mostly autodetects all required configurations and you will not require to provide environment variables.
Just run:
phpdebug app/console bundle:console_command
I'm trying to use XDebug in the following scenario
Physical Host on Windows 7, with Netbeans 7.1.1
Virtual guest on Ubuntu, with Apache server and PHP 5.3.10
the PHP code of my website is on a shared folder on Ubuntu, in /var/www/mysite
the PHP code is accessible from my Windows host, on \\guestIP\mysite, with R/W permissions
Website accessible from http://mysite.local.fr, from both host and guest
I created a Netbeans project from my Windows Host, pointing to \\guestIP\mysite.
In the project Run configuration, I have the following:
Run as: Local web server
Project URL: http://mysite.local.fr
Index file: index.php (does exist in the project)
In the Advanced Run Configuration:
I checked "Ask every time" (I also tried using "Do not ask" and starting the browser with the session key myself)
I tried setting '/var/www/mysite' - \\GuestIP\mysite for the mapping (and tried using nothing as well)
I haven't touched the proxy settings
I have the following in the php.ini on my Ubuntu VM
xdebug.remote_enable = on
xdebug.profiler_enable = off
xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger = off
xdebug.profiler_output_name = cachegrind.out.%t.%p
xdebug.profiler_output_dir = /tmp
;xdebug.remote_host=localhost,<HostIP>, mysite.local.fr
xdebug.remote_connect_back=1
xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
xdebug.idekey="netbeans-xdebug"
xdebug.remote_mode=req
None of this works, Netbeans does not stop at any breakpoint from Windows.
Debugging directly from my VM with Netbeans works fine.
Can someone tell me how to get my debugger to work remotely from Windows?
Thanks
Sorry, i can't comment anymore. #David #JamesB41: I've been looking for this too. My setup is a Windows 7 host with NetBeans 7.1, and an Ubuntu VM in VirtualBox. I have the NetBeans project set up as a remote project, uploading and downloading using SFTP.
The following setup works for me, just use your host's IP as remote_host, and make sure the VM can see it.
xdebug.remote_enable=1
xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
xdebug.remote_host=10.217.165.193
xdebug.remote_port=9000
xdebug.remote_log="/tmp/log/xdebug.log"
NetBeans will stop at the entry point breakpoint (if you have the option set in PHP->Debugging). But, it won't stop on NetBeans-created breakpoints, because its running off the VM's files. You can use xdebug_break() though, and it will show stack and variables. It will stop at NetBeans breakpoints and highlight if you map the folders correctly in project config > Run Config > Advanced. Awesome. I am complete.
(The connect_back config didn't seem to help, possibly because $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] isn't populated.)
Go through the below document for remote debugging using NetBeans. Very helpful.
http://stuporglue.org/setting-up-xdebug-with-netbeans-on-windows-with-a-remote-apache-server/
In know this is old but a good reminder. Make sure if you are using nat in virtualbox that you set port forwarding on the xdebug port back to the local machine typically 9000 by default.
Another option is to have the VM configured to speak to its own localhost:9000 (default for xdebug) and then ssh in from host to VM and establish a port tunnel for that port back to the host machine. Then your host machine debugger simply connects to localhost:9000 and everything should work exactly as if they were running on the same machine.
See: Multiple users XDebug and PHP Debugging
Debugging remotely with Linux + Apache + PHP + xdebug + NetBeans (SFTP)
I've got the following setup and it works.
Host PC (client)
Linux Debian Jessie **
NetBeans version 8.0.2
NetBeans has a project created as "PHP Application from Remote
Server", that has to be debugged
NetBeans connects to Remote Server using SFTP
IP (for example): 192.168.0.2
** I am aware that the OP question mentions Windows, but regarding that the main setup to solve this should be made on the VM, I hope this helps somebody anyway.
Guest PC (server) / Virtual Machine
Linux Debian Jessie
Apache
PHP 5.6
xdebug 2.2.5
IP (for example): 192.168.0.1
The following steps should be made on the "Guest PC (server) / Virtual Machine"
install xdebug sudo apt-get install php5-xdebug
edit /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini,
add these lines right before the [Date] AND change xdebug.remote_host to reflect your "Host PC (client)" IP:
[debug]
; Remote settings
xdebug.remote_autostart=off
xdebug.remote_enable=on
xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
xdebug.remote_mode=req
xdebug.remote_host=192.168.0.2
xdebug.remote_port=9000
restart apache sudo service apache2 restart
Reference
How to configure XDebug - Remote Debuging http://wiki.netbeans.org/HowToConfigureXDebug#Remote_Debuging
you need to have correctly configured property xdebug_remote.host on
remote machine. The IP address of local machine has to be defined in
this property. For example, you want to debug your source code on
remote machine 192.168.0.1 using Netbeans installed on 192.168.0.2.
You need to change xdebug.remote_host on 192.168.0.1 to
xdebug.remote_host=192.168.0.2. If doesn't work verify you have port
configured in xdebug.remote_port open on both machines.
If all seems to be correct but you still get "Waiting For Connection" from inside netbeans you should try in your php.ini settings
xdebug.remote_connect_back=on
as it allows connection from ANY ip or look at a lot more info on the issue http://www.devside.net/wamp-server/netbeans-waiting-for-connection-netbeans-xdebug-issue