Documentation - all settings. This section describes all available configuration settings available in Xdebug. Unless specifically mentioneds, each setting can be set in php.ini, files like 90-xdebug.ini, but also in Apache's.htaccess and PHP-FPM's.user.ini files. A select set of settings can be set through an XDEBUGCONFIG environment variable. In this situation, the xdebug. About Apache Friends. Apache Friends is a non-profit project to promote the Apache web server and is home to the XAMPP project. XAMPP is an easy to install Apache.

Introduction

Apache Debug

Xdebug is a powerfull tool for debugging PHP. It can display formated errors and embed the usefull var_dump function.This page explains how to install and configure Xdebug.

The following has been tested on a Cloud9 server with the following versions:

• Linux 4.9.120-c9 (How to check my Linux version?)
• Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS Trusty (How to check my Linux version?)
• PHP 7.2.9 (How to check my PHP version?)

Check you configuration

Sometime, Xdebug is not configure, and the var_dump function is not displayed properly.Create a PHP file on your server with the following content:

Check if the display is formated. On the following illustration, var_dumpis not displayed properly:

Check if the Xdebug module is installed. The following command displays the listof PHP modules instaled:

If Xdebug is already installed (Xdebug is in the list of instaled module), skip the next step.

Install Xdebug

Install the following package:

Restart Apache2 manualy or with the following command:

Xdebug Apache Phpstorm

Configure Xdebug

Check if var_dump is now formated properly. If not, add or update the html_errorsparameter in your php.ini file:

Apache Xdebug Enable

Display should now be formated:

Optional configuration

Apache Debug Level

I also strongly recommand to set the following parameters only on your local environment in your php.ini. Thiswill display PHP errors and warning in the page:

See also

Apache Xdebug Docker