HOWTO: XDebug and Notepad++

[Marshy]

This is a quick guide to show you how to setup XDebug and Notepad++ to debug your apps.

The guide is split into two parts: Server and Client

This guide presumes that you are running UniServer and Notepad++ locally.

 

Server

1. Download XDebug from XDebug. You need to download the Windows module for PHP 5.2.1-5.2.7.
   
2. Copy the file to (Drive Letter):\Uniform Server\udrive\usr\local\php\extensions
   
3. Open php.ini and scroll to the end of the file
   
4. After the eaccelerator settings, insert the following lines

   [xdebug]
   zend_extension_ts=/usr/local/PHP/extensions/php_xdebug-2.0.2-5.2.5.dll
   xdebug.remote_autostart=on
   xdebug.remote_enable=on
   xdebug.remote_host=127.0.0.1
   xdebug.remote_port=9000
   xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
   xdebug.remote_mode=req
   xdebug.idekey=default

   
   

5. Start the server and go to http://localhost/apanel/phpinfo.php. You should see something like this

   This program makes use of the Zend Scripting Language Engine:
   Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2007 Zend Technologies
   with eAccelerator v0.9.5.1, Copyright (c) 2004-2006 eAccelerator, by eAccelerator
   with Xdebug v2.0.2, Copyright (c) 2002-2007, by Derick Rethans

   
   

Client

1. Download and install Notepad++ from here.
   
2. Download the DBGP plugin from here (DBGpPlugin_0_6b_dll.zip). Extract the dll to the plugins directory in C:\Program Files\Notepad++\plugins.
   
3. Start Notepad++ and go to Plugins > DBGp > Config..
   
4. The settings are as follows

   Remote Server IP = (blank)
   IDE KEY = (blank)
   Remote Path = W:\www
   Local Path = W:\www
   Refresh local context on every step - Checked
   Refresh Global context on every step - Checked

   
   

5. Start the listener by going to Plugins > DBGp > Debugger. This should open a new panel @ the bottom of the screen.
   
6. Open up IE and load a page, for example http://localhost/index.php
   

If everything has gone to plan Notepad++ should start flashing in the Taskbar.

There are buttons to step in/over lines and if you highlight a variable and press Crtl - F7 it wil show you the contents (this works for objects/classes too).

 

I hope this is of use.

When the wiki is back up I plan to copy it over and hopefully expand.

[olajideolaolorun]

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