[xdebug-general] Re: xdebug

After adding zend_extension =
c:\wamp64\bin\php\php7.1.9\ext\php_xdebug-2.6.0-7.1-vc14-x86_64.dll
to
C:\wamp64\bin\apache\apache2.4.27\bin\php.ini
xdebug now appears in phpinfo.

On Mon, 19 Mar 2018 at 14:51 Richard Dunne <richarddunnebsc[@]gmail.com>
wrote:

> The odd thing is it was in phpinfo when I was using VSC. I've been trying
> PhpStorm today. According to the install instructions
> zend_extension=<full_path_to_xdebug_extension>
> xdebug.remote_enable=1
> xdebug.remote_host=<the host where PhpStorm is running (e.g. localhost)>
> xdebug.remote_port=<the port to which Xdebug tries to connect on the host
> where PhpStorm is running (default 9000)>
>
> zend_extension =
> "c:\wamp64\bin\php\php7.1.9\ext\php_xdebug-2.6.0-7.2-vc15-x86_64.dll"
> xdebug.remote_enable = 1
> xdebug.remote_host=localhost
> xdebug.remote_port=9000
>
> C:\wamp64\bin\php\php7.1.9>php -v
> PHP 7.1.9 (cli) (built: Aug 30 2017 18:34:46) ( ZTS MSVC14 (Visual C++
> 2015) x64 )
> Copyright (c) 1997-2017 The PHP Group
> Zend Engine v3.1.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2017 Zend Technologies
>
>
>
> On Mon, 19 Mar 2018 at 14:37 Marco "Debo" De Bortoli <
> marco.debo.debortoli[@]gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> But that would explain why the debugging is not working... if xdebug
>> doesn't appear it means it's not loaded.
>>
>> On 19 March 2018 at 14:03, Richard Dunne <richarddunnebsc[@]gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> These are the settings in the .ini
>>>
>>> zend_extension =
>>> "c:\wamp64\bin\php\php7.1.9\ext\php_xdebug-2.6.0-7.1-vc14-x86_64.dll"
>>>
>>> xdebug.remote_enable = 1
>>> xdebug.remote_autostart = 0
>>> xdebug.remote_log = "c:/wamp64/php/php7.1.9/xdebug.log"
>>> xdebug.remote_connect_back=0
>>> xdebug.remote_host=127.0.0.1
>>> xdebug.remote_port=9000
>>> xdebug.profiler_enable = off
>>> xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger = Off
>>> xdebug.profiler_output_name = cachegrind.out.%t.%p
>>> xdebug.profiler_output_dir ="c:/wamp64/tmp"
>>> xdebug.show_local_vars=0
>>>
>>> I restarted wampserver, I just noticed that xdebug does not appear in
>>> phpinfo. That's not helpful.
>>>
>>> On Mon, 19 Mar 2018 at 12:27 Marco "Debo" De Bortoli <
>>> marco.debo.debortoli[@]gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Did you also do the other things I mentioned?
>>>>
>>>> On 19 March 2018 at 12:19, Richard Dunne <richarddunnebsc[@]gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yes, XDebug is installed and loaded.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 19 Mar 2018 at 12:11 Marco "Debo" De Bortoli <
>>>>> marco.debo.debortoli[@]gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Richard,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> sorry my bad, I should have specified that I'm using OSX hence the
>>>>>> .so instead of the .dll.
>>>>>> What about the remote host address, although it shouldn't be needed
>>>>>> with phpstorm in listening mode?Did you verified that xdebug is loaded?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 19 March 2018 at 12:07, Richard Dunne <richarddunnebsc[@]gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> zend_extension=/usr/lib64/php/5.6/modules/xdebug.so
>>>>>>> The ini file only uses .dll or so I thought. In any case, I don't
>>>>>>> have xdebug.so in the ini if that's where its supposed to be.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, 19 Mar 2018 at 11:19 Marco "Debo" De Bortoli <
>>>>>>> marco.debo.debortoli[@]gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Richard,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm not sure why is not working for you but I can notice few
>>>>>>>> differences in you .ini configuration compared to the one I usually use
>>>>>>>> myself. You can find it here
>>>>>>>> <https://gist.github.com/debo/b6d212cdb759269de929>.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Also, apologies if I'm asking something that you already mentioned
>>>>>>>> but, did you ensure that the xdebug is actually loaded and active?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In terms of how to debug, I usually use PhpStorm, I do activate the
>>>>>>>> listening mode which the telephone shaped icon, then activate the xdebug
>>>>>>>> helper in the browser in the page I want to debug and then start
>>>>>>>> interacting with the page itself; also don't forget to add breakpoints or
>>>>>>>> the debugger won't stop unless you tell it to stop on the first line.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I hope it helps.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Debo
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 19 March 2018 at 11:08, Richard Dunne <richarddunnebsc[@]gmail.com
>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I installed PhpStorm for comparison. PhpStorm opens the current
>>>>>>>>> script in a web browser for user input. VSC doesn't do that. I'm still
>>>>>>>>> trying to figure out why XDebug isn't engaging when the form is submitted
>>>>>>>>> in Listen for XDebug config and XDebug Helper is engaged and in debug
>>>>>>>>> mode.
>>>>>>>>> These are the settings I have
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> launch.json
>>>>>>>>> "version": "0.2.0",
>>>>>>>>> "configurations": [
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>>>> "name": "Listen for XDebug",
>>>>>>>>> "type": "php",
>>>>>>>>> "request": "launch",
>>>>>>>>> "port": 9000
>>>>>>>>> },
>>>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>>>> "name": "Launch currently open script",
>>>>>>>>> "type": "php",
>>>>>>>>> "request": "launch",
>>>>>>>>> "program": "${file}",
>>>>>>>>> "cwd": "${fileDirname}",
>>>>>>>>> "port": 9000
>>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>> ]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> settings.json user settings
>>>>>>>>> "php.validate.executablePath":
>>>>>>>>> "C:/wamp64/bin/php/php7.1.9/php.exe",
>>>>>>>>> "php.executablePath": "C:/wamp64/bin/php/php7.1.9/php.exe",
>>>>>>>>> "workbench.startupEditor": "newUntitledFile",
>>>>>>>>> "files.autoSave": "onWindowChange",
>>>>>>>>> "workbench.editor.enablePreview": false,
>>>>>>>>> "git.ignoreMissingGitWarning": true
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> phpForApache.ini
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [xdebug]
>>>>>>>>> zend_extension =
>>>>>>>>> "c:\wamp64\bin\php\php7.1.9\ext\php_xdebug-2.6.0-7.1-vc14-x86_64.dll"
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> xdebug.remote_enable = On
>>>>>>>>> xdebug.remote_autostart = 1
>>>>>>>>> xdebug.remote_log = "c:/wamp64/php/php7.1.9/xdebug.log"
>>>>>>>>> xdebug.profiler_enable = off
>>>>>>>>> xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger = Off
>>>>>>>>> xdebug.profiler_output_name = cachegrind.out.%t.%p
>>>>>>>>> xdebug.profiler_output_dir ="c:/wamp64/tmp"
>>>>>>>>> xdebug.show_local_vars=0
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Is there anything missing?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 at 21:06 Richard Dunne <
>>>>>>>>> richarddunnebsc[@]gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I changed the log location to include the filename, but still no
>>>>>>>>>> joy, log not created. Th documentation on XDebug is very limited
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 at 19:57 Spencer Williams IV <
>>>>>>>>>> enderandpeter[@]yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Sunday, March 18, 2018, 1:31:50 PM MDT, Richard Dunne <
>>>>>>>>>>> richarddunnebsc[@]gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I have set a path for xdebug.remote_log,
>>>>>>>>>>> xdebug.remote_log = "c:/wamp64/php/php7.1.9"
>>>>>>>>>>> I started XDebug in Visual Studio Code with Listen for XDebug
>>>>>>>>>>> config, then I enabled debugging in the browser(XDebug Helper),
>>>>>>>>>>> then selected Debug.
>>>>>>>>>>> Submitted the form with the hope that XDebug would do its
>>>>>>>>>>> thing. The code executed, but the debugger didn't do anything, such as
>>>>>>>>>>> create a log.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 at 16:52 Spencer Williams IV <
>>>>>>>>>>> enderandpeter[@]yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Sunday, March 18, 2018, 9:38:46 AM MDT, Richard Dunne <
>>>>>>>>>>> richarddunnebsc[@]gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I'm familiar with code breakpoints, not the form handler. Is
>>>>>>>>>>> there any documentation on that?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 at 07:58 Tim Hawkins <tim.thawkins[@]gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You need to set a breakpoint on your form handler with your ide.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 18, 2018, 10:52 Richard Dunne <
>>>>>>>>>>> richarddunnebsc[@]gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> These are the ini settings
>>>>>>>>>>> zend_extension =
>>>>>>>>>>> "c:\wamp64\bin\php\php7.1.9\ext\php_xdebug-2.6.0-7.1-vc14-x86_64.dll"
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> xdebug.remote_enable = On
>>>>>>>>>>> xdebug.remote_autostart = 1
>>>>>>>>>>> xdebug.remote_log = "c:/wamp64/php/php7.1.9"
>>>>>>>>>>> xdebug.profiler_enable = off
>>>>>>>>>>> xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger = Off
>>>>>>>>>>> xdebug.profiler_output_name = cachegrind.out.%t.%p
>>>>>>>>>>> xdebug.profiler_output_dir ="c:/wamp64/tmp"
>>>>>>>>>>> xdebug.show_local_vars=0
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> "There are handful of nice browser plugins out there where you
>>>>>>>>>>> can enable the sending of the appropriate data to trigger the Xdebug
>>>>>>>>>>> session"
>>>>>>>>>>> This is new information. I thought once the debugger was set to
>>>>>>>>>>> Listen for Xdebug, that's all that was required. I added XDebug Helper to
>>>>>>>>>>> Chrome. Does it required any config within Visual Studio Code or php.ini?
>>>>>>>>>>> Does XDebug Helper engage XDebug when a form is submitted?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 17 Mar 2018 at 21:49 Spencer Williams <
>>>>>>>>>>> enderandpeter[@]yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/16/2018 12:34 PM, Richard Dunne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> How do I get XDebug to start debugging when I submit a form?. I
>>>>>>>>>>> start the debugger, Step buttons are inactive and nothing happens when I
>>>>>>>>>>> submit a form. Are there any tutorials for this?
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Richard Dunne B.Sc.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Did you get it working? What xdebug INI settings have you set?
>>>>>>>>>>> Make sure to at least enable xdebug.remote_enable. Is the web
>>>>>>>>>>> server running directly on the host machine? Or in a VM of some kind? If
>>>>>>>>>>> the latter is the case, then you'll want to make sure
>>>>>>>>>>> xdebug.remote_host is set appropriately, as
>>>>>>>>>>> xdebug.remote_connect_back might not get the appropriate
>>>>>>>>>>> hostname/IP automatically.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Also, you can either set xdebug.remote_autostart or make sure
>>>>>>>>>>> you set a request variable or cookie of the expected name and
>>>>>>>>>>> value <https://xdebug.org/docs/remote#browser_session> when
>>>>>>>>>>> submitting the form. There are handful of nice browser plugins out there
>>>>>>>>>>> where you can enable the sending of the appropriate data to trigger the
>>>>>>>>>>> Xdebug session. And make sure your IDE is listening for Xdebug responses,
>>>>>>>>>>> of course. If anything, you can set xdebug.remote_log to try to
>>>>>>>>>>> get a better idea of what might be going on.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Let us know how things progress...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --Spencer
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Richard Dunne B.Sc.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Richard Dunne B.Sc.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, if you set xdebug.remote_autostart you won't have to send
>>>>>>>>>>> the request data. Try setting xdebug.remote_log to a path where
>>>>>>>>>>> it can create a log file. Let us know what it says when you make a request
>>>>>>>>>>> to the server. Also what IDE are you using?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --Spencer
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Richard Dunne B.Sc.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Make sure to set xdebug.remote_log to a file path rather than
>>>>>>>>>>> to a directory. So try c:/wamp64/php/php7.1.9/xdebug.log. Sadly
>>>>>>>>>>> I haven't worked with Xdebug in Visual Studio Code yet. Hopefully there are
>>>>>>>>>>> some guides online that will help as well.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --Spencer
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Richard Dunne B.Sc.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Richard Dunne B.Sc.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Richard Dunne B.Sc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>
>>>>> Richard Dunne B.Sc.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Richard Dunne B.Sc.
>>>
>>
>> --
> Sincerely,
>
> Richard Dunne B.Sc.
>

-- 
Sincerely,
Richard Dunne B.Sc.