xdebug_phpstorm.md

PHPStorm + Xdebug Setup

Enable Xdebug

Xdebug needs to be enabled inside the phpfpm container.

dockergento-apache debug-on

PHPStorm configuration

1. PHPStorm > Preferences > Languages & Frameworks > PHP > Debug

   • Debug Port: 9001

   

2. PHPStorm > Preferences > Languages & Frameworks > PHP > Servers

   • Name: localhost (Same as PHP_IDE_CONFIG in docker-compose.yml)
   • Port: 8000
   • Mapping: /Users/<username>/Sites/<project> -> /var/www/html

   

3. Start Listening for PHP Debug connections

   NOTE: Be sure to activate that only after setting the right debug port. Changes in Debug port are ignored once the listener has started.

   

4. Install and enable Xdebug helper plugin in Chrome

   • https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/xdebug-helper