PHP Debugger for Brackets

This is a debugger for the PHP language currently using xdebug.

Features

• Breakpoints
• Local variables
• Super globals
• Code evaulation in context

Installation

1. Install xdebug
2. Configure xdebug with idekey and port number see example below
3. Install php-debugger in brackets.
4. Configure the idekey and port config options if you changed them from the default.

Example of xdebug config in php.ini

[xdebug]
zend_extension=<path to so/dll>
xdebug.idekey=idekey
xdebug.remote_enable=true
xdebug.remote_port=9000

Usage

1. Open a PHP project in Brackets
2. Add a breakpoint to some file.
3. Fire up a browser and add ?XDEBUG_SESSION_START=xdebug to the end of the page you want to debug.
4. PHP Debugger should now halt on breakpoint.
5. Step using the UI buttons or shortcuts F10 and F11.

Settings

php-debugger.port

Enables you to change the default to something custom.

"php-debugger.port": 9001

php-debugger.idekey

Enables you to change the default idekey to something custom.

"php-debugger.idekey": "xdebug"

php-debugger.debug

Enables you go get more verbose debugging output.

"php-debugger.debug": true

Screenshots

Active debugging session showing local variables and some code evaluation