How do I set up PHP-debugging on Ubuntu 12.04 with Eclipse and XAMPP?

Question

I've been trying to configure this for quite some time now but I can't get it running properly. Done so far:

Downloaded the latest version of xampp and moved it to /opt/lampp
Installed php5-xdebug with apt-get
Changed implicit_flush to On in /opt/lampp/etc/php.ini

Added the following lines to the end of the ini file:

[xdebug]
zend_extension="/usr/lib/php5/20090626/xdebug.so"
xdebug.remote_enable=1
xdebug.remote_handler="dbgp"
xdebug.remote_port=9000
xdebug.remote_host="localhost"

I've made sure to restart apache, but I still don't get an xdebug-section when showing phpinfo();

I think that Eclipse is configured properly, but I can't know for sure until I get xdebug to run.

Please help, all suggestions are very welcome!

Edit:

Here is the output of phpinfo(): http://www.pasteall.org/35930

Update:

I've downloaded Xampp 1.8.1 (I had previously xampp 1.8.0) to /opt/lampp and added the appropriate development files. I have both compiled Xdebug myself according to the guide at http://xdebug.org/wizard.php and installed xdebug through /opt/lampp/bin/pecl.

Now my php.ini looks like this:

zend_extension = "/opt/lampp/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20100525/xdebug.so"
xdebug.remote_enable = 1
xdebug.remote_port = 9000
xdebug.remote_host = "localhost"
xdebug.remote_handler = "dbgp"

I don't know what to do, http://xdebug.org/wizard.php still reports that Xdebug isn't installed. Could it be a permission issue? Currently the permissions for the extensions are as follows:

-rwxr-xr-x 1 niklas niklas  88376 Sep 30 10:43 interbase.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 niklas niklas 184920 Sep 30 10:43 oci8.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 niklas niklas 118592 Sep 30 10:43 pgsql.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 niklas niklas 830886 Oct 10 15:10 xdebug.so

Should they be owned by someone else? Must I enable any additional options in php.ini? This is my current output of phpinfo(): http://www.pasteall.org/36135

I've linked the full output in the "edit"-section of the question. Thanks for taking a shot at this! — Niklas, Oct 05 '12 at 09:32
Can you not just use `apt-get` to install what you need rather than using xampp? — Petah, Oct 10 '12 at 20:26
I prefer the ease of use of working with xampp when I'm in a development environment - like being able to utilize the built in GUI-control panel. From what I've gathered the issues I'm experiencing when setting up xdebug with xampp isn't the norm. — Niklas, Oct 10 '12 at 22:56
I have always used xampp on windows, and its been fine. But for linux I used `apt-get`, sorry I can't be of more help. — Petah, Oct 11 '12 at 03:19
Yep, I decided to just go with a regular lampp-installation instead and disable auto-starting if the services. — Niklas, Oct 11 '12 at 17:11

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 05 '12 at 09:53

Tailored Installation Instructions

Summary

Xdebug installed: no

Server API: Apache 2.0 Handler

Windows: no

Zend Server: no

PHP Version: 5.4.4

Zend API nr: 220100525

PHP API nr: 20100525

Debug Build: no

Thread Safe Build: no

Configuration File Path: /opt/lampp/etc

Configuration File: /opt/lampp/etc/php.ini

Extensions directory: /opt/lampp/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20100525

Instructions

Download xdebug-2.2.1.tgz
Unpack the downloaded file with tar -xvzf xdebug-2.2.1.tgz
Run: cd xdebug-2.2.1
Run: phpize

As part of its output it should show:
```
Configuring for:
...
Zend Module Api No:      20100525
Zend Extension Api No:   220100525
```
If it does not, you are using the wrong phpize. Please follow this FAQ entry and skip the next step.
Run: ./configure
Run: make
Run: cp modules/xdebug.so /opt/lampp/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20100525
Edit /opt/lampp/etc/php.ini and add the line
zend_extension = /opt/lampp/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20100525/xdebug.so
Restart the webserver

http://xdebug.org/wizard.php

I've followed the guide but the wizard over at http://xdebug.org/wizard.php still says that it isn't installed :/ — Niklas, Oct 10 '12 at 13:05
Please take a look at the update to my question to see if you know what the problem is :) — Niklas, Oct 10 '12 at 13:23
Have you tried telling configure where your lamp is as per http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2168411/installing-xdebug-for-php-on-ubuntu-with-xampp `./configure --enable-xdebug --with-php-config=/opt/lampp/bin/php-config` Though it really is trivial to set up a LAMP stack on Ubuntu with `tasksel`: http://www.unixmen.com/install-lamp-with-1-command-in-ubuntu-1010-maverick-meerkat/ — George, Oct 11 '12 at 09:31

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

See below URL i think it is very help full to you

http://www.edmondscommerce.co.uk/ubuntu/ubuntu-xampp-xdebug-install/

http://www.webhelp2u.com/article/install-xdebug-on-lampp

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9640912/problems-setting-up-eclipse-with-xdebug

Read it:-

Install XDebug on ( LAMPP OR XAMPP For Linux )

http://www.edmondscommerce.co.uk/ubuntu/ubuntu-xampp-xdebug-install/

http://www.webhelp2u.com/article/install-xdebug-on-lampp

To Install XDebug on LAMPP

Download the latest version of ( XAMPP For Linux ) From site http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html
Install it. To install lampp, extract and put in /opt directory.
Download Development package from same site.
Extract it, copy and paste "include" folder from Development package to /opt/lampp directory. ( This package would use for compiling XDebug source )
Run command /opt/lampp/bin/pecl update-channels. this would update the pecl channels database at your local pc.
Run command /opt/lampp/bin/pecl install Xdebug. And wait for finishing the process.
Now xdebug.so file has been created in /opt/lampp/lib/php/extensions/ directory.
Now Open the file php.ini and add the line zend_extension="/opt/lampp/lib/php/extensions/path_to_xdebug.so". at the end of file.
Restart Lampp & Check enabled or not using phpinfo();

Update my answer after your comment

See below URL i think it is very help full to you.

Setup Xdebug for PHP5 in Ubuntu

http://gayanhewa.info/setup-xdebug-php5-ubuntu/

I've followed the guide but the wizard over at http://xdebug.org/wizard.php still says that it isn't installed :/ — Niklas, Oct 10 '12 at 13:06
Please take a look at the update to my question to see if you know what the problem is :) — Niklas, Oct 10 '12 at 13:20
See below url i think it is very help full to you. http://www.edmondscommerce.co.uk/ubuntu/ubuntu-xampp-xdebug-install/ — Abid Hussain, Oct 10 '12 at 14:04
I've already read the pages you've linked in your answer, they describe the exact same procedure as you did and it doesn't work. Refer to the "Update"-section of my question to see what I've attempted to fix the issue. — Niklas, Oct 10 '12 at 15:22
Are you kidding me? You have just copied the answer from another question which is totally irrelevant to my issue! — Niklas, Oct 11 '12 at 15:08

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 11 '12 at 17:15

Since there is no sign of why it isn't working I've given up on xampp and just installed a regular lamp-server with xdebug through apt-get. I disabled mysql and apache2 from starting during boot so that they are not running if I don't want them. Here is a very simple tutorial on how to enable xdebug-debugging with Eclipse: http://www.web-brainz.co.uk/Xdebug

The other answers will surely be the most fitting for other users though they unfortunately didn't fix my issue. Thank you very much for help!

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 06 '15 at 19:28

On a fresh ubuntu 12.04 run:

apt-get install php5-xdebug

Check for xdebug if it is installed:

php --version

it looks like this:

root@ubuntu-SandBox:/var/www# php --version PHP 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.19 with Suhosin-Patch (cli) (built: Jul 2 2015 15:05:04) Copyright (c) 1997-2012 The PHP Group Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2012 Zend Technologies with Xdebug v2.1.0, Copyright (c) 2002-2010, by Derick Rethans root@ubuntu-SandBox:/var/www#

Modify your php.ini to load Xdebug run:

vi /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

and add at the bottom of the file:

[xdebug]

xdebug.remote_enable=1

xdebug.remote_handler="dbgp"

xdebug.remote_port=9000

/* this is the ip address of your PHPstorm IDE machine. */

xdebug.remote_host="10.70.111.11"

Restart your server:

service apache2 restart

Now your server is ready for your client IDE machine to connect.
Here is how to configure PHPSTORM:

Follow this instruction of JetBrain https://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/PhpStorm/Validating+Your+Debugging+Configuration

or

On menu Run => Web Server Debug Validation and you will see something like this:

If you dont get the yellow and everything is blue you are good!
Install chrome extension xdebug helper from here:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/xdebug-helper/eadndfjplgieldjbigjakmdgkmoaaaoc?hl=en

Start a debug session in browser by enable this extension by click on it and the bug icon turns green.
Then in IDE Run => Listening for php debug connections.
Set a breakpoint in the source code
Load your php page (webapp) and it will be stopped at breakpoints.

Done.

How do I set up PHP-debugging on Ubuntu 12.04 with Eclipse and XAMPP?

4 Answers4

Tailored Installation Instructions

Summary

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