start listening for php debug connections

Start Listening for PHP Debug Connections

Setting up Xdebug on your server can be a bit of a challenge, but with these step-by-step instructions, you'll be well on your way to getting started. In this tutorial, we'll cover how to locate the xdebug.so file and configure it to work with PhpStorm.

To begin, open the 20-xdebug.ini file and paste the following line: `zend_extension='location to your xdebug.so file'`. Make sure to adjust the folder name or location according to your version of PHP. If you don't have a file named 20-xdebug.ini, create one using commands such as touch, vim, vi, or nano.

Next, navigate to the `/etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/` directory on your server and check if the file 20-xdebug.ini exists there. Take note of its location, as you'll need it later. Now, find the location of the xdebug.so file on your server. If you're using PHP5 like I am in this project, you may have to look it up on forums or use the old-fashioned way: searching online.

If you don't have Xdebug installed but are using PHP7, you can follow the Tailored Installation Instructions from the official Xdebug site. The goal of this tutorial is to get Xdebug working on your server and then point PhpStorm to it.

I know this setup works because I've had to redo it a few times due to occasional issues with my Vagrant box. Since there aren't many tutorials available on how to set up Xdebug, I've combined information from various sources and spent some time on forums to come up with this text. Recently, I've been focusing more on PHP and needed to set up a local debugging environment.

With these instructions, you should now be able to start listening for PHP debug connections in PhpStorm. Happy debugging!

Start listening for php debug connections