Installing Xdebug for XAMPP

xampp_php7_xdebug.md

Installing Xdebug for XAMPP with PHP 7.x

• New: XAMPP - XDebug Setup for PHP 8

Requirements

• XAMPP for Windows: https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html
• Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019

Setup

If the file C:\xampp\php\ext\php_xdebug.dll already exists, you can skip the download.

• Download Xdebug for the specific PHP version:

  • PHP 7.4 (64-Bit): https://xdebug.org/files/php_xdebug-2.9.7-7.4-vc15-x86_64.dll
  • PHP 7.4 (32-Bit): https://xdebug.org/files/php_xdebug-2.9.7-7.4-vc15.dll
  • PHP 7.3 (64-Bit): https://xdebug.org/files/php_xdebug-2.9.7-7.3-vc15-x86_64.dll
  • PHP 7.3 (32-Bit): https://xdebug.org/files/php_xdebug-2.9.7-7.3-vc15.dll
  • PHP 7.2 (32-Bit): https://xdebug.org/files/php_xdebug-2.9.7-7.2-vc15.dll
  • PHP 7.1 (32-Bit): https://xdebug.org/files/php_xdebug-2.9.7-7.1-vc14.dll
  • PHP 7.0 (32-Bit): https://xdebug.org/files/php_xdebug-2.6.1-7.0-vc14.dll

• Move the downloaded dll file to: C:\xampp\php\ext

• Open the file C:\xampp\php\php.ini with Notepad++

• Disable output buffering: output_buffering = Off

• Scroll down to the [XDebug] section (or create it) and copy/paste these lines:

[XDebug]
zend_extension = "c:\xampp\php\ext\php_xdebug.dll"
;zend_extension = "c:\xampp\php\ext\php_xdebug-2.9.7-7.4-vc15-x86_64.dll"
xdebug.remote_autostart = 1
xdebug.profiler_append = 0
xdebug.profiler_enable = 0
xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger = 0
xdebug.profiler_output_dir = "c:\xampp\tmp"
;xdebug.profiler_output_name = "cachegrind.out.%t-%s"
xdebug.remote_enable = 1
xdebug.remote_handler = "dbgp"
xdebug.remote_host = "127.0.0.1"
xdebug.remote_log = "c:\xampp\tmp\xdebug.txt"
xdebug.remote_port = 9000
xdebug.trace_output_dir = "c:\xampp\tmp"
;36000 = 10h
xdebug.remote_cookie_expire_time = 36000

• Restart Apache

• Click the Github ★ Star button :-)

PhpStorm

• Use the PhpStorm bookmarklets generator to activate Xdebug from the browser side.
• Enable the Xdebug option: "Can accept external connections". See screenshot

Netbeans

• Change the Netbeans debugging options: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/781074/39868196-c98f15a0-5458-11e8-8143-d8c44079e099.jpg
• Change the following key in php.ini: xdebug.idekey="netbeans-xdebug"

Visual Studio Code

• Installing XDebug on anything for VSCode in 5 minutes
• Install the PHP Debug Adapter for Visual Studio Code.
• Debug PHP In VSCode With XDebug

Adobe Brackets

• Install the PHP Debugger for Brackets.

Sublime Text 2 and 3

• Install the Xdebug Client Package

Start debugger from the console

Enter cmd:

set XDEBUG_CONFIG="idekey=xdebug"
php test.php

Postman

Add XDEBUG_SESSION_START=PHPSTORM as query parameter to the url, e.g.

• http://localhost?XDEBUG_SESSION_START=PHPSTORM

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@odan : For XAMPP Version 7.3.4 you need to download the (Zend) Thread Safe (TS/ZTS) version: https://xdebug.org/files/php_xdebug-2.7.2-7.3-vc15-x86_64.dll

Why they call it ZTS in one place, and TS in another 🤷‍♂️

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btw, people can also use the built-in Xdebug by using zend_extension = "C:\xampp\php\ext\php_xdebug.dll" instead of the line above.

This actually works for me, while the version you point to doesn't.

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I didn't need to unblock the DLL, even with Windows Defender on High+ cloud detection level ('Block At First Sight').

This process of install xdebug on windows based stack can be simpler if you use the xdebug installation wizard. To use the wizard tool create a PHP file and add this in the file

Now run this file in the browser and copy the details in the box and paste it in the wizard tool. Now, click Analyze my phpinfo() output button

Now you will some instructions, follow it and you are good to go.

Source: PHP debug process with xdebug

Can you help to figure out how to config in MacOS?

Thank you so much

YES! Thank you so much!!

Attention:

This version http://xdebug.org/files/php_xdebug-2.7.2-7.3-vc15-x86_64.dll works only on PHP 7.3.x and 64bit XAMPP

The version for PHP 7.3.0 and 32bit XAMPP is: http://xdebug.org/files/php_xdebug-2.8.0-7.3-vc15.dll (current release is 2.8.0)

The same as westy92 commented, also I needed to add the php.ini line:
xdebug.remote_autostart = 1.
Environment:
Ubuntu 18.04 php 7.2 Eclipse 2019-09

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Thank you so much <3

Very usefull ! Think you so much !

thank you!! very useful 👍

Thanks ! you resolved my 3 days headache

Thank you, I can never imagine to live without var_dump readable output.

Thank you so much..

really apreciate your work! thanks

thanks a ton 👍

thankyou

Thank you very much for your excellent instruction!

I work with Windows 10 and Apache Netbeans 12.2.
I had to add the following statement in php.ini:

xdebug.idekey="netbeans-xdebug"

Thanks. Very useful

Great. Finally I can use Xdebug at VS Code!

How should we go for IIS debug ???

Thank You Man!!! 😇 🤓 ❤️

thank you

Awesome, thank you! ❤️

a tutorial like this ,
should be for wamp server.
when wordpress is installed on wamp ,
what neccessry confugurations of wamp should be done ?
thnks

It works but you are commenting the name of the downloaded file
instead of
zend_extension = "c:\xampp64\php\ext\php_xdebug.dll"
;zend_extension = "c:\xampp64\php\ext\php_xdebug-2.9.7-7.4-vc15-x86_64.dll"
i used

;zend_extension = "c:\xampp64\php\ext\php_xdebug.dll"
zend_extension = "c:\xampp64\php\ext\php_xdebug-2.9.7-7.4-vc15-x86_64.dll"

Thank you for adding links here, on PECL doesn't seem to be available for php 7.4.

For Xdebug version 3 use this config in php.ini

[XDebug]
zend_extension = "c:\xampp\php\ext\php_xdebug.dll"
xdebug.mode=debug
xdebug.start_with_request=yes
xdebug.profiler_append = 0
;xdebug.profiler_output_dir = "c:\xampp\tmp"
;xdebug.profiler_output_name = "cachegrind.out.%t-%s"
xdebug.remote_handler = "dbgp"
xdebug.client_host = "127.0.0.1"
xdebug.log = "c:\xampp\tmp\xdebug.txt"
xdebug.client_port = 9000
xdebug.output_dir = "c:\xampp\tmp"
;36000 = 10h
xdebug.remote_cookie_expire_time = 36000

https://xdebug.org/docs/upgrade_guide#changed-xdebug.profiler_enable