Install Xdebug and configure it with Netbeans

Installing Xdebug

  1. Install Xdebug for php
sudo apt-get install php5-xdebug
  1. Setup xdebug.ini for ubuntu
vim /etc/php5/fpm/conf.d/20-xdebug.ini

Add following lines:

xdebug.profiler_output_dir=/tmp
xdebug.profiler_output_name=cachegrind.out.%p
xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger=1
xdebug.profiler_enable=0
xdebug.remote_enable=true
xdebug.remote_host=127.0.0.1
xdebug.remote_port=9001
xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
xdebug.remote_autostart=0

3. Restart php5-fpm

sudo service php5-fpm restart

Configuring Netbeans:

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  1. Go to Tools > Options > PHP > Debugging
  2. Set Debugging Port : 9001
  3. Start Debugging your project by Ctrl+F5 or file by Ctrl+Shift+F5

For WordPress Plugin/Theme:

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  1. Go to Project Properties > Run Configuration. Set Project URL.
  2. Go to Advanced Options.

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  1. Map your local project path (source code directory) with the server path (plugin/theme directory on your server).
  2. Start Debugging your theme/plugin.

For more details, check out the Xdebug Documentation.

3 responses to “Install Xdebug and configure it with Netbeans”

  2. It just gives warning that port 9001 is already in use by another process. How can we solve that issue? I’ve also tried with port 9000, but same problem.

    • This has been solved now by changing port to 9100, but it is not stopping at the breakpoint.