Is it possible to debug php

Asked 10 years, 6 months ago. Active 2 years, 11 months ago. Viewed 93k times. When my code has bug. It just come out nothing. Edited: The link some friends provide is not helpful for me. I am under Linux. That's for Win. Improve this question. Don Lun. Don Lun Don Lun 2, 6 6 gold badges 25 25 silver badges 32 32 bronze badges. This link is not helpful for me.

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Select the Server Debugger to be used. Select your server from the PHP Server list. If you have not yet configured your server, click New. Configure your server by following the instructions on ' adding a new server ' under the PHP Servers Preferences page.

To check whether your server connection is correctly configured, and that PDT can communicate with your server debugger, click the 'Check Debug Server Connection' button. Under PHP File, click Browse and select your 'debug target' file the file from which the debugging process will start. You can also specify the proxy server, if any, and the URL at which the debugging session starts.

If you do not specify this URL, debugging starts at your index file. Apache NetBeans. Latest release. To follow this tutorial, you need the following software and resources. Set a breakpoint at each line where PHP source code execution should pause. Start a debugging session.

Close the debugging session. Otherwise there will be a delay in seeing script output in the Output window. Working with the Toolbar and Editor The editor enables you to view the contents of files. Using the Debugger Toolbar When you run a debugging session, the debugger toolbar displays above the editor. Setting Breakpoints Set breakpoints in your files to tell the debugger where to stop during execution. Examining Tooltips When the debugger is suspended during a debugging session, you can hover your mouse over a PHP identifier in the editor to display a tooltip.

Debugger Windows When you start a debugging session, a set of Debugger windows opens below the main editor window. Sessions Window The Sessions window shows any debugging sessions that are currently active. Variables Window When the debugger is suspended, the Variables window displays the variables of the current window object for the selected callstack frame. Watches Window Setting watches destabilizes XDebug and is not recommended. Threads Window The Threads window indicates which PHP script is currently active and whether it is suspended at a breakpoint or running.

Sources Window The Sources window displays all the files and scripts loaded for the debugging session. Debugging Session The following procedure is the workflow of a typical debugging session. Start the ide and open the file that contains the source code that you want to debug.

Enter the watch expression and click OK. Sample Debugging Session The sample in this section illustrates the basic debugger functions, including stepping into and over functions.

In the index. Press F7 to step into the loop. View the values of the variables in the Variables window. The debugger moves to the line with the echo statement.

Using Additional Watches You can define an additional watch expression to follow up your program execution. Update the code as follows replace a plus with a minus :.

Suppose that this resulted from misspelling but actually you need to calculate sum. Enter the following expression and click OK. Run the debugging session.

When the debugger stops at the line. This example is very simple and is supposed to give some general notion of using watches. Find more information about HTML input forms. Press F7 till the debugger reaches the end of the program and the input form opens.

To set up path mapping and enable custom debugging URLs:. In the Project Properties dialog, go to the Run Configuration category. Click the Advanced button. The Advanced Web Configuration dialog opens.