debugging

So, you’ve decided to try something new today and started a project from scratch. Your first step will be to set up a development environment: at the bare minimum, you’d want to run a web server and a PHP interpreter (preferably – with the debugging engine installed). With Docker, you can start developing, running, and debugging your code in a matter of minutes! (more…)

When it comes to PHP debugging, Xdebug is the de-facto standard. With the 2.6 version released last week, it’s a good time to take a look at the new features. And since Xdebug has always been tightly integrated with PhpStorm, we’ve been preparing ourselves for it, too. (more…)

It started with a Tweet: Who do i know that uses PHPstorm with VVV and XDebug? I need some guidance on getting things setup. — Andrew Woods (@awoods) June 21, 2016   Recently we've made a lot of changes to debugging in PhpStorm to try and make the process as simple as possible. So I decided to blog about not only how to get debugging working, but the process I used to figure out exactly what needed to be changed. (more…)

Recent versions of PhpStorm have been really pushing at the boundaries with regards to the debugging tool, and PhpStorm 10 was no exception. Along with the amazing Interactive Debug Console, PhpStorm 10 also shipped various code completion improvements within the debugger. (more…)

Docker is an open platform for building, shipping and running distributed applications. It gives programmers, development teams and operations engineers the common toolbox they need to take advantage of the distributed and networked nature of modern applications. With the new Docker integration plugin for PhpStorm, you can add Docker support to existing projects, view logs, manage Docker containers, and debug PHP web applications from right inside PhpStorm. In this blog post we overview some of the most important features and configurations; for more details please refer to the full tuto

PhpStorm 9 brings you significantly redesigned debugging experience. We've already blogged about Inline Debugger and how all live debugging data are shown directly in the editor, with variable values integrated smoothly into the current editor's look-and-feel. Today we'd like to talk about other improvements in debugging and debugging configuration validation workflows. In short, an even more convenient Web Server Debug Validation is now available from the Run menu, providing additional information on possible debug configuration errors. Many configuration hints are provided as tooltips as

PhpStorm 9 EAP 141.1619 is available for download. From the PHP side, this build features: Code completion for non-static factory methods ArrayAccess support for factory code completion Auto-recognition of common WordPress global variables (global variable => classname, see WI-21339 for a list) Copy var_export / print_r / json_encode action for debugging variables view and other bug fixes (see full list in our issue tracker) Other changes from IntelliJ platform and web are also included, see complete release notes. Download PhpStorm 9 EAP build 141.1619 for your platfor

In PhpStorm 9 EAP builds you will find a new debugging feature called Inline Debugging for PHP. Inline debugging is useful because it lets you view variable values in the source code, right next to their usages. You don't even have to hover the mouse over the variable, or switch to the Variables pane of the Debug tool window. The option is enabled by default so it starts working as soon as you start a debugging session. Variable values are displayed at the end of the line where each variable is used, making the debugging process faster and more efficient: (more…)

To make the upcoming weekend even more enjoyable, we are glad to announce availability of Debugging with PhpStorm extended tutorials series which now covers all possible PHP debugging scenarios. In addition to our most-read zero-configuration web application debugging with Xdebug and PhpStorm, we've prepared a similar tutorial for Zend Debugger users. To start with debugging in PhpStorm, tutorials on Xdebug and Zend Debugger installation are also a good use. In Using the PhpStorm Debugger tutorial, we are exploring how to use the PhpStorm Debugger to step through the source code while it