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Xdebug with PHP is a lifesaver (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have no idea how I managed to program in PHP for years without Xdebug. Now when an error occurs, it just pops up in my IDE, and I can set breakpoints and see ALL of the local variables including the ones set in the higher up scripts. It makes debugging sooooo much easier.

I feel kind of silly for not assuming a tool like this existed and hunting for it. I'll never write a var_debug() again. I wonder what other absolutely vital tools are out there that I'm just completely oblivious to.

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[–] Vince 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol, I have my favorite file_put_contents line for debugging php, but being able to step through code would be great. What's your setup? Last time I tried I couldn't get xdebug working on win server + apache.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm on Ubuntu, but from what I remember to get it working in my local environment I just:

Installed the module.
Added the following to the php.ini file:

    [xdebug]
    zend_extension=xdebug
    xdebug.mode = debug
    xdebug.start_with_request = yes

Restarted the apache server.
Installed the PHP Debug extension for Visual Studio Code.

And now I just hit F5 and select "Listen for Xdebug" and I'm ready to go.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You just saved thousands of php developers' lives

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just wait until you learn that you can debug sql queries the same way in most rdbms admin tools.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

WHAT?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Just wait until you learn that debuggers for XSLT exists. Wait, that's no reason to smile.

[–] kroy 1 points 1 year ago

I think part of the responsibility when you pick up a new language is understanding the framework and tools. Look at existing projects, see how they are doing things, check out a few IDEs, etc.

I dunno, I end up learning new languages to at least a junior dev level multiple times a year, and the tools and frameworks are the first thing I look at. It really seems to help me grasp the just of the language much quicker.