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I'm using PHP 7.3.1 with Laravel 5.7.

How can I proceed to debug step by step without install a external server? Using Xdebug?

Just running with the command:

php artisan serve

All solution then I founded use WAMP.

David
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Setup xdebug extension in php.ini file as per your PHP version.

Check which version of xdebug support your PHP here : https://xdebug.org/wizard.php

Don't forget to change your xdebug extension path zend_extension.

Add xdebug extension into the browser also. For mozila click here.

[xdebug]
zend_extension = "C:\php\ext\php_xdebug-2.7.0-7.2-vc15.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
;xdebug.trace_output_dir = "C:\xampp\tmp"
Mayank Dudakiya
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  • where can I find php.ini if i'm using laravel? i'm not install php. i'm just install laravel project from console with the command "laravel new my-web-site" – Paulo Mar 27 '19 at 14:39
  • You can find php.ini file where you've installed PHP. If you are using windows then check into the C:/PHP or C:/Program Files Check this link : https://www.php.net/manual/en/configuration.file.php – Mayank Dudakiya Mar 28 '19 at 04:50
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I'd try starting artisan with Xdebug like php -z /path/to/xdebug.so artisan serve.

And then use the PHP debug extension for Visual Studio code, to set breakpoints, inspect variables and all other debugging stuff.

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Creating a launch.json file within the .vscode directory of the project with the following contents did the trick for me:

{
     // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
     // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
     // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
         {
             "name": "Listen for XDebug",
             "type": "php",
             "request": "launch",
             "port": 9000
         }

     ]
}
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Finished setting up development environment, and would like to list some notes:

  • using Homestead/Vagrant/VirtualBox virtual environment and VSCode PHP Debug plugin

  • edit .vscode/launch.json, or after first F5 will be created with settings like here:

    
   //file: .vscode/launch.json
   "version": "0.2.0",
   "configurations": [
    {
        "name": "Listen for Xdebug",
        "type": "php",
        "request": "launch",
        "port": 9003
    },
   // ...



  •  # sudo vim /etc/php/8.1/fpm/conf.d/20-xdebug.ini # symlink
 # or sudo vim /etc/php/8.1/mods-available/xdebug.ini
 zend_extension=xdebug.so
 xdebug.mode = debug
 xdebug.discover_client_host = true
 xdebug.client_port = 9003
 xdebug.max_nesting_level = 512
 xdebug.idekey = VSCODE
 xdebug.start_with_request=yes
 xdebug.client_host=10.0.2.15 # <--- my Homestead/Vagrant/VirtualBox IP address (ip addr show)

  • sudo service php8.1-fpm restart

  • php artisan serve - will deploy/publish/attach php code to php8.1-fpm service

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Notes about development environment

  • Host OS is Ubuntu 21.10
  • Have installed VirtualBox and Vagrant
  • Homestead cloned and started - vagrant up
  • vagrant ssh-config copy paste to ~/.ssh/config
  • VSCode extensions
    • Remote - SSH
    • Remote - SSH: Editing Configuration Files
  • Using VSCode extension Laravel Extension Pack collection

Additional notes:

  • there are two parts of Laravel/PHP that could be debugged:
  • php artisan serve - running from shell to deploy/publish/attach php files to php8.1-fpm
    • one way to debug that launching part is to use this command line: 
      php \            
  -dzend_extension=xdebug.so \
  -dxdebug.mode=debug \
  -dxdebug.discover_client_host=true \
  -dxdebug.client_port=9003 \
  -dxdebug.max_nesting_level=512 \
  -dxdebug.idekey=VSCODE \
  -dxdebug.start_with_request=yes \
  -dxdebug.client_host=10.0.2.15 \
  artisan serve
    • place brake-point somewhere at artisan script in root folder
    • do not need that part at all (just mentioning here for sake of completeness) and could be replaced with php artisan serve
  • service php8.1-fpm status - running in background
    • to debug that part, /etc/php/8.1/mods-available/xdebug.ini file should be configured like here: 
      zend_extension=xdebug.so
xdebug.mode = debug
xdebug.discover_client_host = true
xdebug.client_port = 9003
xdebug.max_nesting_level = 512
xdebug.idekey = VSCODE
xdebug.start_with_request=yes
xdebug.client_host=10.0.2.15
    • always do sudo service php8.1-fpm restart after changing /etc/php/8.1/mods-available/xdebug.ini
    • place brake-point somewhere in SomeCustomController.php file
  • keep running IDE debugger (client) with F5 from ./vscode/launch.json and php parts from above will be able communicate with it over port 9003
  • Laravel docs:

    ... consider using Laravel Homestead

  • Xdebug docs:

    There could be more than one php.ini file. In many set-ups there is a different one for the command line (often cli/php.ini) and the web server (often fpm/php.ini)

Helper commands to check if Xdebug extensions are set:

  • php-fpm8.1 -m - Xdebug should be listed
  • php --ini and php -v - Xdebug not listed
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