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This tutorial explains how to install Xdebug extension to your web server and prepare it to be used for debugging with PhpStorm IDE.

Using HomeBrew

HomeBrew is a package manage for OS X that helps you to easily install commonly used packages. HomeBrew can be used to install and upgrade your version of PHP, and can also be used to easily install Xdebug:

brew install php<version number>-xdebug

Where <version number> is the version number (without the .) that you are using. For example, for PHP 5.6 use:

brew install php56-xdebug

This will install and enable Xdebug in your php.ini file. You can check that Xdebug has been install by using the command

php -v

You should see a line similar to

  with Xdebug v2.2.5, Copyright (c) 2002-2014, by Derick Rethans

Downloading, Installing and Configuring the Xdebug Extension

  1. Download the Xdebug extension compatible with your PHP version (mind the PHP version number and thread-safe/non-thread-safe option) from the official site. These instructions are based on the latest version in the 2.x release of Xdebug.
  2. Copy the extension file to your web server in a location that is accessible by the web server.
  3. Add the following lines at the end of your php.ini file:
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    Since PHP 5.3, you always need to use the 'zend_extension', and NOT 'zend_extension_ts', 'zend_extension_debug' or 'extension'.

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    The value of 'xdebug.remote_host' can be a host name (e.g. localhost) or an IP address.

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    The value of 'xdebug.remote_port' is usually 9000. It is default value in Xdebug and PhpStorm. Ensure that the specified port is opened on your client machine.

    For additional information check http://xdebug.org/docs/remote
  4. Restart your web server
  5. Check your installation:
    1. Execute in the terminal
    2. Or create a file with the following content:
    3. Open a page corresponds to this file and check phpinfo() output. It should contain Xdebug section:

Once you've installed and configured Xdebug, you can use the Validating Your Debugging Configuration tool to confirm that the configuration of Xdebug and PhpStorm are compatible. 

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