How to install Xdebug into PHP in under 3 minutes

Lots of folks get confused on where and how to begin with Xdebug. This video, first in a series, shows you how to setup PHP and Xdebug on a Windows XP box, what to files to configure, and what to look for to tell you if Xdebug is working.

Basic steps:
dump phpinfo to the screen, note version and copy the path to the php.ini file to the clipboard.
download xdebug for your php version and save the dll file into your apache/modules folder
update php.ini, be sure the php_xdebug.dll extension is off, add a path to the new dll, add some xdebug params
restart apache
reload the phpinfo screen looking for the "with xdebug" text in the logo box

Note - A little verbal stumble in the middle of the video that you should disregard, Xdebug is available for PHP versions 5.2 and 5.3 (and older versions of PHP as well) - I neglected to look and see if 5.4+ was available.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• xdebug
• php

[thunderpeel2001]

You shouldn't be doing "forward slashes", you're thinking of httd.conf. You don't need to do that in php.ini.

[sonoramike]

@thunderpeel2001 - I've always used fwd slashes for php.ini, even on a windows box. The only difference that I find is in the pathing delimiters -- ; for windows, and : for *nix. In the end there are only 2 possible options, so if the fwd slashes are not working for you then you can go to the backs. Thanks for the comment, hope the video helped.

[islamLoverable]

Hello,

Nice job

integeration of Xdebug into NetBeans needed,i just downloaded NetBeans...

[sonoramike]

@islamLoverable Thanks, I've had the best intentions but have not made time to date, I'll try to get something knocked out this week showing how to make NetBeans sing. Stay tuned

[JLittle2]

Great instructions! I was looking for a demo to see how xdebug works and your video came up first. I'm so glad I looked at it before I tried to install.

[sonoramike]

@JLittle2 Glad it worked for you, hoping to do a few more showing how to integrate Xdebug into NetBeans, Eclipse, Notepad++, etc. Anyway, thanks for checking the video out and leaving the nice comment.

[GutscheinNr18]

I doesn't work with PHP 5.3 for me. I installed PHP 5.2 and it works. The best you can do is go on this page: xdebug.org/find-binary.php and follow the instructions.

[undermaverick]

Thanks.. Great article.. Finally someone has put a concise video of this...

[dewinsmg]

best download BeeWit IDE and install, it have apache + php + xdebug

[luckyvidoes]

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Have a nice day!